Published On: Tue, Jul 30th, 2024

Men’s Olympic triathlon postponed as Seine remains too contaminated for safe swimming


Olympic organizers have postponed the men’s triathlon race originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, conceding that the Seine River remains unsafe for swimming. 

Organizers bumped the men’s event to Wednesday, and it’s now scheduled to take place after end of the women’s triathlon, scheduled for the same day. 

“Despite the improvement on the water quality levels in the last hours, the readings at some points of the swim course are above acceptable levels,” World Triathlon, the…



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