The men's triathlon at the Olympic Games in Paris has been postponed due to water-quality levels in the River Seine.
The men's triathlon at the Olympic Games in Paris has been postponed due to water-quality levels in the River Seine. The men's triathlon had been set to take place on Tuesday morning, with the women's event to be held 24 hours later. The decision has now been taken to move the men's race to Wednesday as well. Olympics 2024 live: Paris news and updatesGet Sky Sports | Stream Sky Sports on NOWIt has been rescheduled to take place at 10.
Earlier this month, France's sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera swam in the Seine alongside Paralympic triathlon champion Alexis Hanquinquant, who won gold in the men's PTS4 event at Tokyo 2020, to show people it was clean enough for the Olympic swimming events. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo also took a dip, joined by Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet, but there was no sign of President Emmanuel Macron who had suggested he would also take the plunge.
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