All triathletes have been barred from practice swim in Paris river Sunday after poor water quality test results.
Athletes swim in the Seine river for the triathlon event at the Olympic Games in Paris on Wednesday, July 31.Belgium's Olympic team forfeited from Monday's mixed competition triathlon after one of its triathletes, Claire Michel, became sick after swimming in the Seine last Wednesday — a river that's faced frequent water quality and safety"The Belgian Hammers will not start in the Mixed Relay competition at the Paris Games," the Belgian team said in a.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Olympic organizers canceled a planned practice swim for triathletes after poor water quality test results. In a release obtained by NPR, organizers said"heavy rains" on Wednesday and Thursday led to the practice-swim cancellation. Heavy rains can overwhelm the city’s antiquated sewer system, leaking untreated sewage into the Seine river — increasing rates ofmore than $1 billion to clean the Seine river, which had been illegal to swim in for more than a century.
"Belgian Triathlon hope that lessons will be learned for future triathlon competitions," the Belgian team release said."We are thinking of training days that can be guaranteed, competition days and formats that are clear in advance and circumstances that do not cause uncertainty among athletes, entourage and fans."
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