OLYMPICS 2024: Triathlon training cancelled! Seine water in Paris too dirty!

OLYMPICS 2024: Triathlon training cancelled! Seine water in Paris too dirty! Will swimming be cancelled?
In the shadow of the magnificent Pont Alexandre III, the Olympic triathletes stand on the starting bridge in the morning and look out into the Seine. The athletes are not allowed to jump in on the last day of training before their competitions. "That's a shame," said Laura Lindemann, one of the German medal contenders. "I hope that everything will be OK with the values on race day. I'm excited." Like the experienced Berliner and her five German teammates, all the other triathletes at the Paris Summer Games remain uncertain whether and how their competitions can be held. The second and final training in the river on Monday was also canceled due to the water quality continuing to be too poor.
Can the events in the French capital even go ahead as planned? The men's race is on Tuesday morning, and a day later it will be the women's turn beneath the historic bridge between the Invalides and the Grand Palais. "Hope is high," said national coach Thomas Möller to the German Press Agency. "We are relaxed about it, but certainly also a little optimistic." The triathlon with swimming, cycling and running courses in the middle of Paris is set to be one of the many highlights of the games. In order to make the river cleaner - and thus suitable for competition at the Olympics - Paris has invested 1.4 billion euros in sewage treatment plants and the sewage system in recent years. Mayor Anne Hidalgo even jumped into the river before the games began, attracting media attention, to show: Look, you can swim here. In addition to the triathletes, open water swimmers are also set to compete in the Seine.
But then it rained heavily on Friday and Saturday - and the organizers were in a pickle. Rainfall pollutes the river, so that the microbiological tests have not yet reached the values required by the International Triathlon Association. The health of the athletes is a priority, they said. If, contrary to expectations, the values for the men's race are not right by 4 a.m. on Tuesday, the competition will be postponed to Friday. The mixed relay is scheduled for August 5. The triathlon and swimming events between Pont Alexandre III, Invalides Bridge and Pont de l'Alma have become a political issue. France's Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra expressed optimism on Monday morning. The current difficulties were to be expected due to the rain. But the weather is now brilliant again, so she is not worried about the events.
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