Daily water tests showed water quality was insufficient for safe swimming following heavy rain across Paris.
Olympic triathlon training was canceled Monday for the second consecutive day due to polluted water in the Seine.Daily water tests showed the water quality was insufficient for safe swimming, raising fears that Tuesday's men's triathlon could be postponed.Exceptionally heavy rain during the Opening Ceremony and further downpours on Saturday are thought to have overwhelmed the city's sewer system and led to untreated effluent discharge into the river.
French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra reassured the public, telling CNEWS on Monday that the implemented measures to control bacteria in the Seine were effective but that the weather remains a variable beyond their control. She expressed confidence that conditions would improve by Tuesday morning. Officials are 'absolutely serene about all of this,' she said, according to The Associated Press.
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