A Belgian triathlete who fell ill, causing her team to withdraw from the mixed relay event, said blood tests showed it was a virus that made her sick.
FILE - Australia's Natalie Van Coevorden , Belgium's Claire Michel and Ekaterina Shabalina, of Kazakhstan compete in the swim leg of the women's individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympic s, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France.
Some news outlets had reported that Michel had been sickened by E. coli and spent several days in the hospital. InTuesday, she wrote that there had been “a lot of conflicting information in the media lately” and that she wanted to “clarify a few things.” The Portuguese Olympic Committee said in a statement Wednesday that triathlete Vasco Vilaça had developed “symptoms compatible with gastrointestinal infection.” He was being treated by the committee's medical team in the Olympic Village. A second Portuguese triathlete, Melanie Santos, developed similar but less severe symptoms, the statement said.
World Triathlon said the bacteria levels last week when the individual triathlon events were held were considered “very good" and that the levels were also within acceptable limits during Monday's triathlon mixed relay event.
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