Desperate Measures

The British women's Olympic hockey team is training in Macau / Getty Images

Beijing isn't the only city trying to clear the skies just days before the Olympics. On Monday, the air pollution index in Hong Kong--which will host the Olympic equestrian events—hit 202, the highest level since records began in 1995. In nearby Macau, where athletes from several countries are training for the Games, members of the British women's hockey team, including goalie Elizabeth Storry (pictured), are wearing red contact lenses to improve their vision in hazy conditions. Apparently smog is registered as a red hue to the human eye, so a red lens helps filter out red light. Let's hope the lenses help them see more clearly. If not, they might work as a pretty effective scare tactic on the field--yikes!