Heavy rains in Paris on Friday and Saturday worsened the river’s water quality, with “values still above acceptable levels” in “certain places” along the route, according to the latest analysis. A press release on Tuesday morning. Two “familiarization” exercises on the River Seine scheduled for Sunday and Monday had already been canceled due to pollution.
The men’s race is rescheduled for Wednesday at 10:45 a.m., followed by the women’s race at 8:00 a.m. “provided subsequent tests meet swimming limit standards.” If the quality of the Sena was still insufficient, a new postponement would be possible on Friday, the organizers clarified.
“The priority is the athletes’ health”
“Analysis carried out today (Monday, editor’s note) in the River Seine revealed water quality levels that did not provide sufficient assurance to allow the event to take place,” announced Paris 2024 and the international triathlon federation “priority is to protect health”. . athletes”.
“Unfortunately, weather events beyond our control, such as the rain that hit Paris on July 26 and 27, could change the water quality and force us to postpone the event for health reasons,” they said. “Despite the improvement of water quality in the last few hours, the values recorded in certain places on the swimming course are still higher than acceptable limits,” the organizers further note.