Water quality of Seine under the spotlight again ahead of mixed relay triathlon
Uncertainty surrounds the next Olympic triathlon event in Paris because of renewed concerns regarding water quality in the Seine.
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Triathlon-Mixed relay swim training session cancelled over Seine water quality
Paris Olympics organisers have cancelled Sunday's swimming training session for the triathlon mixed relay event after recent heavy rain affected water quality levels in the Seine river.
France's Seine River Too Polluted, Olympics Triathlon Training Cancelled
Olympic organisers cancelled part of the triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Saturday, saying heavy rain was likely to have made the waterway too polluted to swim in. Only the running and cycling elements of the triathlon mixed relay training will take place, Paris 2024 organisers announced in a statement. Training was scrapped due to "the heavy rain over the last two nights, which have been particularly intense upstream of Paris, and the expected drop in water quality as a result."
World record holder Mayer out of decathlon with thigh injury
PARIS :World record holder Kevin Mayer of France has been ruled out of the decathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics due to a thigh injury, the French Olympic Committee said on Thursday.
Canadian Olympic Triathlon Athlete Pukes After Swimming In Digusting Seine River
One of the men's Olympic triathlon athletes that swam in the bacteria-ridden Seine River was seen throwing up not too long after completing the race.
Paris streets littered by bicycle crashes during Olympics triathlon amid wet conditions
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France spared blushes after Seine passes clean water test
PARIS : Olympians dived into the River Seine on Wednesday after a pre-dawn notice informed teams that its murky waters were at last safe enough to proceed with the triathlon, sparing France the embarrassment of a central Paris 2024 promise being swept away.
Triathlon-Yee's 'one last push' earns incredible gold
PARIS : Alex Yee might have been the fastest runner in the field at the Olympic men's triathlon but he knew "you can't beat the heat" and his considered pacing paid maximum dividends when he reeled in Hayden Wilde in an extraordinary finish on Wednesday.