Olympic Officials Postpone Men’s Triathlon Due to Seine Water Quality Concerns

Published on July 30, 2024

The men’s individual triathlon race at the Paris 2024 Olympics Games has been postponed due to concerns over poor water quality in the Seine River, the sport’s governing body announced early Tuesday, local time. World Triathlon issued a statement saying that officials from the sport, the International Olympic Committee, and the City of Paris met at 3:30 a.m. local time after water quality tests were carried out and decided to postpone the event. “Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that their priority is the health of the athletes. The tests carried out in the Seine today revealed water quality levels that did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held,” World Triathlon said in a press release....

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