Triathlon training scheduled for Sunday for the Paris Olympics was cancelled due to water contamination in the Seine River. This was reported by DEA News Referring to the French media.
As mentioned, this decision was taken jointly by the organizing committee, the International Triathlon Federation and local authorities. The water pollution is said to be caused by the rain that occurred in Paris on July 26 and 27.
The Olympic triathlon competitions are scheduled to be held on July 30 and 31.
The Olympic Games began on July 26, and the competitions will continue until August 11. The opening ceremony took place on the Seine River on the 26th. socialbites.ca edited a text online broadcast Events. Russian athletes participating in the Summer Olympics as neutrals did not attend the ceremony.
Having suspended Russia and Belarus in February 2022 due to the start of the SVO at the end of 2023, the International Olympic Committee decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes for the 2024 Olympic Games. To participate, they had to fulfill a number of conditions and qualify.
July 18 IOC published Full list of Russian athletes accepted to the Olympic Games 2024. Total – 15 people.
Previously, a 55-year-old Georgian athlete repeated Olympic participation record broken.