Men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics is POSTPONED because of Seine's water quality

The men's triathlon astatine nan Paris Olympics has been postponed because of concerns complete h2o value successful nan River Seine.

Swimming training for nan triathletes was cancelled connected Sunday and Monday and nan determination has been taken to move nan men's race, which had been owed to commencement astatine 8am section clip connected Tuesday, to Wednesday.

It has been rescheduled to return spot astatine 10.45am section time, aft nan women's title which is scheduled to return spot astatine 8am.

A connection from World Triathlon said Friday remains a contingency time if 1 aliases some of nan races are incapable to spell ahead.

'Tests carried retired successful nan Seine coming revealed h2o value did not supply capable guarantees to let nan arena to beryllium held,' publication nan statement.

'Despite nan betterment successful nan h2o value levels, nan readings astatine immoderate points of nan aquatics people are still supra nan acceptable limits.'

Organizers besides had nan action to driblet nan swimming and make nan arena a duathlon.

More than €1billion (£840,000/$1bn) was spent connected cleaning up nan stream successful mentation for nan Games.

However, organizers knew dense rainfall successful nan days earlier a title could origin nan levels of nan harmful germs E. Coli to rise.

There was dream nan effects of nan deluge that marred Friday's opening ceremonial would person passed successful clip but that has not been nan case.

Swimming successful nan Seine, which dissects nan city, has been banned since 1923.

In 1990, Jacques Chirac, past politician of Paris, famously declared that he would make it cleanable capable to enter, but grounded successful his mission.

Earlier this month, pursuing astonishing investment, existent politician Anne Hidalgo plunged successful pinch a group of astir 100 officials and swam astir 100 metres.

However, nan dense rainfall which disrupted nan opening ceremonial has impacted connected h2o value levels, pinch nan threat of pollution, successful peculiar E.coli, a concern.

Such downfall is damaging fixed it tin trigger problems pinch wastewater and h2o speed.

Over nan play Tony Estanguet, nan Paris 2024 chief, told a property convention he was 'very confident' that swimming successful nan Seine would return place.