PARIS: Olympic organisers have cancelled a 2nd day of triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Monday following weekend downpours in Paris polluted the waterway, but hoped the events will be held this week.
In a statement, Paris 2024 organizers and World Triathlon stated that they took the decision to cancel Monday’s swimming training session due to water quality levels.
The triathlon is the first Olympic contest due to be organized in the Seine, before marathon swimming in the 2nd week of the Games. Earlier, a swimming training session slated for Sunday was cancelled because of the pollution levels.
The men’s individual triathlon contest to be held on Tuesday 06000 GMT, with the women’s individual contest to start on Wednesday. As per the media reports, the quality of the Seine’s water is mostly dependent on the amount of rain that falls in Paris.
