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to strengthen into a typhoon but could still bring heavy rains, strong winds, and high waves. as a result, rowing events have been canceled on tuesday and pushed back to wednesday or thursday. while the surfers have avoided the tropical storm for now, other athletes have those high temperatures and humidity to contend with as the threat of heatstroke will be a constant problem throughout these games. according to japan s public broadcaster nhk, more than 50,000 people are hospitalized and hundreds die each year as a result of japan s heat. it s worth pointing out that with these olympic games, the last time that they were actually held here in tokyo, back in 1964, they were pushed back several months to avoid these high temperatures. blake essig in tokyo, thanks. patrick snell now with cnn world sport standing by in atlanta with all the latest competition. pat, i know you ve been following all the action for us this sunday, and a proud day it is for the host nation. alison, yeah, you re spot-on.