AIBU to think too hot for sports day?

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My DS (8) school is quite rural and they use a local field for PE.
They are scheduled to have sports day on Monday when the weather is forecast to be 31°.
They will be sat under trees ect when not participating but surely the air temp will be hot.

I dont know if im over thinking or of it is too hot to go ahead.

AIBU if I say anything?

I grew up in Australia so we regularly did PE in those temperatures, but I appreciate a lot of British children are not used to that. They could do it in the morning before it gets too hot?

I am presuming this is primary school, I don't think small people should have to do it in that sort of heat - it's sports day, it can be rearranged? My DDs sports day was meant to take place last week and it was postponed the day before due to the high heat warning. What time of day are they doing it? I guess that could make a difference.

Are they by any chance doing it in the afternoon, rather than using a modicum of sense and choosing the cooler part of the day?

They will be doing activities all day. Parents will be there in the afternoon to watch the races ect. The reception will be joining at 1400.

I think as long as they are sat in the shade as much as possible, drinking lots of water and wearing hats and sun cream, they will be fine.

We live in the Middle East and my primary aged kids are outside doing sport when it’s pushing 50.

Seems absolutely bonkers to me, if they are doing activities all.day are they going to be in shade the whole time? And reception at 2pm! Nuts! This is all assuming of course that the great British weather lives up to expectations!

Things don’t seem to have changed since I was in primary 30 years ago
sports day then was on the field all day, no shade and not allowed inside at all
I remember my mum asking exactly how that was practical for a redhead and who was putting SPF on me every 30 mins and keeping me home that day she said she wasn’t risking my skin

And there are always that handful of parents who don't give a shit about sun cream and hats!

There is a declared heatwave. Professional sports have protocols in place when this happens. Schools do not.

Never nice to cancel at short notice, but appropriate.

Better in summer than winter or a cold, rainy day.
I remember too well the long cross country runs in snow. Give them a hat and sun cream.and enjoy it whilst we have it!

It's not a binary choice between a snowstorm and the hottest part of the day during a heatwave. Not even in the British summertime.