Olympic teams from US, other countries to bring own AC units for Paris Games despite environmental plan

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The U.S. Olympic team and national sports federations from a few other countries will supply their respective athletes with air conditioners at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, despite Olympic organizers' environmental plans to cut carbon emissions.

Organizers have promoted plans to use a system of cooling pipes underneath floors to cool rooms in the Athletes Village, which will house more than 15,000 Olympians and sports officials during the Summer Games, according to The Associated Press.

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday that the U.S. team appreciates efforts to address sustainability, but that the committee would be supplying AC units for U.S. athletes during the Summer Games.

"We will have air conditioning in the rooms in the village," Hirshland said. "We have great respect for the work that's been done by the Paris Organizing Committee in particular, and their focus on sustainability. And I know that there have been lots of questions around the consistency of that, coupled with the air conditioning."

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The U.S. Olympic team and several other national sport federations will supply their athletes with air conditioners at the Paris Olympics this summer. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

"As you can imagine, this is a period of time in which consistency and predictability is critical for Team USA's performance," Hirshland continued. "In our conversations with athletes, this was a very high priority and something that the athletes felt was a critical component in their performance capability."

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