Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session again.
Watercraft and buoys sit along the Seine river as the triathlon event venue on the Pont Alexandre III bridge stands in the background at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris.
The sport's governing body, World Triathlon, its medical team and city officials are banking on sunny weather and higher temperatures to bring the bacteria levels below the necessary limits to stage the swim portion of the race, which also includes biking and running. French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra told French news channel CNEWS on Monday that officials are "absolutely serene about all of this." The plans they put in place to control bacteria levels in the river have been effective, but the weather is beyond their control, she said.
Organizers say the backup plan is to postpone the events and, if elevated bacteria levels persist, the swimming portion of the race will be abandoned and the athletes will compete in a duathlon.
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