Asics has built a 5,000-square-meter training center in Tokyo that will allow athletes to exercise in low-oxygen conditions. The new Asics Sports Complex will open its doors to the public on Nov. 1. Oxygen levels will vary by the day of the week to mimic the levels at altitudes from sea level to 4,000 meters. Training in the latter conditions is equivalent to training in La Paz, where the Bolivian football team, being accustomed to such conditions, is hard to beat. In addition to the oxygen rooms, the facility boasts sports-training rooms, yoga studios, fitness, a pool and a sports laboratory.

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