TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The women’s Olympic football final between Sweden and Canada has been moved to a later kick-off following a request from both countries, Sweden’s FA said in a statement on Thursday.
The game was due to kick off at 11am local time in Tokyo but met complaints due to the expected mid-day heat and will now be played at 9pm local time.
“It feels good that our desire for a later kick-off has been well received, and that we now how a match time that is better suited to the players in terms of the heat,” said the head of Sweden’s women’s team, Marika Domanski Lyfors, in a statement. (Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Ken Ferris)

Source: Reuters

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