Sébastien Racinais, MD

Research Engineer, The Institute Sports of Montpellier, France (CREPS)

Sébastien Racinais obtained his PhD in 2004 and has worked on the effect of hot climates for more than 20 years in the French West Indies, the Middle East and France. He is now a research engineer at the institute sports of Montpellier, in France (CREPS). Prof Racinais has successfully guided numerous professional and national teams in developing environmental training. Sébastien is also collaborating with international sports federations on consensus guidelines relating to exercising in hot ambient conditions. He leads the European Network in Sports Sciences (ENSS) in environmental physiology. He is also the Chair of the IOC Adverse Weather Impact expert working group for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024; and a member of the Medical and Scientific Commission Games Group for the protection of athlete’s health. He has published more than 200 research articles and book chapters, with a citation index (H-index) of 56. His research is currently developing heat therapy for muscle rehabilitation.