The men’s triathlon was postponed to Wednesday due to the pollution of the Seine

2024-07-30 03:20:20

After the cancellation of two days of training on Sunday and Monday, the men’s triathlon event at the Paris Olympics has been moved from Wednesday to Thursday. Due to the heavy rain that fell at the end of last week, the water in the Seine is still very polluted.

Published on: 07/30/2024 – 05:20

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New frustration for planners. The men’s event of the triathlon of the Paris Olympic Games has been postponed from Tuesday July 30 to Wednesday July 31, the same day as the women’s event, because the water in the Seine is still polluted at the time of the latest analyses, announced three hours. before the start of the World Triathlon and Organizing Committee.

The heavy rain that fell on Friday and Saturday in Paris reduced the quality of river water, with “values ​​recorded even higher than acceptable limits” in “certain places” along the route, they announced in a joint press release.

Two “familiarization” training sessions at the Seine planned for Sunday and Monday have already been canceled due to pollution.

The men’s event is rescheduled for Thursday at 10:45 am (8:45 am GMT), after the women’s event at 8 am (6 am GMT), “provided that the subsequent tests meet the standards threshold swimmability”, refer – them .

If the quality of the Seine is not enough, a new stop will be made on Friday, specified the organizers.

“Especially to the health of athletes”

“Analyses carried out in the Seine today (Monday, Editor’s Note) show water quality levels which do not offer sufficient guarantees to allow the event to take place,” in Paris 2024 and the international triathlon federation, of “important in the health of the athlete”.

“Unfortunately, weather events beyond our control, such as the rains that fell on Paris on July 26 and 27, could change the water flow and force us to postpone the event for health reasons,” they said. tell.

“Despite the improvement in water quality in the last few hours, the values ​​recorded in some places on the river course are still higher than the acceptable limits,” the organizers further noted.

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The state and regional authorities in Ile-de-France have invested 1.4 billion euros to make the Seine and its main regions, the Marne, swimable for the Olympics and then for everyone.

With AFP