Belgian triathlete 'sick' after Olympic race in Seine, competition to go ahead as scheduled
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Belgian triathlete 'sick' after Olympic race in Seine, competition to go ahead as scheduled

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As a result of Claire Michel’s illness, the Belgian team will not take part in the mixed triathlon event at the Paris Olympics Claire Michel of Belgium, who competed in the triathlon at the Paris Olympics, pulled out sick from the team event. Reuters Belgian triathlete Claire Michel is “sick” after taking part in the women’s individual Olympic triathlon which included a swimming leg in the River Seine, the Belgian National Olympic Committee said Sunday. Paris Olympics: News, schedule, medals tally and more “The COIB and Belgian Triathlon hope that the lessons will be learned for future triathlon competitions at the Olympics,” the committee said in a statement. “The latest test results confirm that the water quality of the Seine at the triathlon site has improved over the last hours, and the prospective tests indicate the water quality will be within the acceptable limits according to World Triathlon,” Paris Games organisers said in a statement on Sunday.

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Paralympic triathlon events are postponed for a day because of poor water quality in the Seine River
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympic triathlon events are postponed for a day because of poor water quality in the Seine River

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paralympic triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday were postponed for a day because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River after heavy rainfall, organizers said. The 11 para triathlon events are now scheduled for Monday, the Paris 2024 organizing committee and World Triathlon said in a joint statement. While organizers awaited new test results, Rabadan …

Paralympic organisers postpone triathlon in Seine over water quality
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympic organisers postpone triathlon in Seine over water quality

The Hindu  

Paralympic organisers on Sunday postponed the triathlon by a day over worries about the River Seine’s water quality. “The latest analysis shows a deterioration in the water quality of the Seine following heavy rainfall over the past two days,” the organisers said. “It was decided to schedule the 11 medal sessions of the Para triathlon on September 2,” they added, …

Claire Michel, Olympic triathlete who fell ill after swim in Seine River, says a virus made her sick
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Claire Michel, Olympic triathlete who fell ill after swim in Seine River, says a virus made her sick

Associated Press  

PARIS — A Belgian triathlete who fell ill, causing her team to withdraw from the mixed relay event at the Paris Olympics, said blood tests showed it was a virus that made her sick. Organizers had said that water quality tests done the day of the individual triathlon races showed “very good” levels of fecal bacteria E. coli and enterococci. …

Belgium athlete falls ill after competing in River Siene, team pulls out of mixed relay triathlon as concerns grow
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Belgium athlete falls ill after competing in River Siene, team pulls out of mixed relay triathlon as concerns grow

Hindustan Times  

On Sunday, Belgium's Olympic committee pulled the team from the mixed relay triathlon after one of their athletes, Claire Michel, who swam in the Seine, fell ill. She participated in the women's triathlon in Paris last Wednesday. The Paris 2024 organizers maintained that the Seine's water quality was "very good" on the day of the individual triathlons, with daily water …

Paris Olympic Triathlon Mixed Relay Gets Underway With Swims in Seine Amid Water Quality Concerns
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympic Triathlon Mixed Relay Gets Underway With Swims in Seine Amid Water Quality Concerns

News 18  

Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River Monday morning as the mixed relay event got underway after organizers said the bacteria levels in the long-polluted Paris waterway were at acceptable levels. Representatives from World Triathlon and the International Olympic Committee along with Paris Games organizers and regional and weather authorities met Sunday night to review water tests. The decision to …

After water quality concerns canceled test runs, Olympic triathletes plunge into the Seine for relay
4 months, 2 weeks ago

After water quality concerns canceled test runs, Olympic triathletes plunge into the Seine for relay

Associated Press  

PARIS — Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River for the mixed relay event Monday after organizers said bacteria levels in the long-polluted Paris waterway were at acceptable levels. The decision to allow the event to go forward with swims in the Seine came after Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay …

Germany wins Olympic team relay triathlon
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany wins Olympic team relay triathlon

New Indian Express  

PARIS: Germany won gold in the mixed triathlon relay on Monday at the Paris Olympics, with the build-up to the event marred by news that a Belgian athlete had fallen sick after swimming in the Seine last week. The relay is a four-person sprint triathlon, with two men and two women completing a 300-metre swim, a seven-kilometre bike ride and …

Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill

Associated Press  

PARIS — Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed in the women’s triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition,” the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal …

Belgian relay team forfeits mixed Olympics triathlon event after athlete 'is hospitalised with E.coli infection' - with the River Seine believed to be the cause
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Belgian relay team forfeits mixed Olympics triathlon event after athlete 'is hospitalised with E.coli infection' - with the River Seine believed to be the cause

Daily Mail  

Belgium has pulled out of Monday's in-doubt triathlon - with a member of their team hospitalised for four days after swimming in the Seine. The Belgian relay team has forfeited the mixed triathlon, with Claire Michel in hospital Michel has been infected with E.coli bacteria, believed to be from swimming in the Seine Your browser does not support iframes. In …

Olympic athletes have a new worry about the Seine, and it’s not the pollution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic athletes have a new worry about the Seine, and it’s not the pollution

LA Times  

People have been living along the Seine for more than 3,000 years and they’ve been dumping trash, human waste and whatever else they want to get rid of into the river for much of that time. It wasn’t so easy to swim in the Seine,” Cassandre Beaugrand of France, winner of the women’s triathlon, said of the currents, which were …

Sick triathlete after Paris Olympics race pushes Switzerland to change team for mixed relay
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sick triathlete after Paris Olympics race pushes Switzerland to change team for mixed relay

Associated Press  

PARIS — Three days after the men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics, the Swiss team said Saturday one of its athletes has a stomach infection and will not compete in the mixed relay event. It was “impossible to say” if Adrien Briffod’s gastrointestinal infection is linked to water quality in the River Seine, the Switzerland Olympic team said in a …

Seine unsafe for Olympic triathlon swimmers: Risks of swimming in polluted water
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Seine unsafe for Olympic triathlon swimmers: Risks of swimming in polluted water

Hindustan Times  

Olympic swimming events in Paris’ Seine river have been postponed due to health concerns. The men's Olympic triathlon planned for Tuesday has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris' Seine river, where the swimming portion of the race was supposed to take place. Seine E. coli levels a health concern Water tests from the Eau de Paris monitoring …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Triathlon races to go ahead on Wednesday as Seine passes water quality tests
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Triathlon races to go ahead on Wednesday as Seine passes water quality tests

The Hindu  

Organisers cleared the Olympic women’s and men’s triathlons to go ahead on Wednesday after the latest Seine river water tests showed lower levels of bacteria, ending days of uncertainty over whether the central Paris swim was viable after heavy rains. “The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20 a.m., have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing …

Olympic triathlon farce is the inevitable result of Paris 2024’s £1bn gamble
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic triathlon farce is the inevitable result of Paris 2024’s £1bn gamble

The Independent  

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Paris Olympics confirm SECOND event is postponed, just hours before it was meant to begin - after triathlon was delayed due to concerns over Seine's water quality
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics confirm SECOND event is postponed, just hours before it was meant to begin - after triathlon was delayed due to concerns over Seine's water quality

Daily Mail  

Paris Olympics chiefs have confirmed that a second event has been postponed, just four days into the tournament. The 2024 Games were dealt a major blow on Tuesday morning when the triathlon event was forced to be postponed - due to concerns over the Seine's water quality. The Paris Olympics have confirmed that the heats in the surfing have been …

Men’s Olympic triathlon postponed in Paris over Seine water quality concerns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Men’s Olympic triathlon postponed in Paris over Seine water quality concerns

Associated Press  

PARIS — Olympics organizers are banking on the sun and scorching temperatures to improve the water quality of the Seine River enough for triathletes to swim in it. “But I hope we can have a triathlon and I can accomplish this dream that I’ve had since I was a little kid.” Aurélie Merle, the Paris 2024 director of sports, told …

Men’s Olympic triathlon is postponed due to concerns over water quality in Paris’ Seine River
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Men’s Olympic triathlon is postponed due to concerns over water quality in Paris’ Seine River

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The men's Olympic triathlon planned …

Surprise! Olympians in Paris finally swim and compete in the Seine
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Surprise! Olympians in Paris finally swim and compete in the Seine

LA Times  

After days of water-quality concerns caused by heavy rains last week put the swimming portion of the Olympic triathlons in doubt, the women dived into the Seine River early Wednesday, followed by the men a few hours later. Paris organizers couldn’t contain their delight that their gamble of holding Olympic events in the long-toxic river was paying off, with the …

Paris Olympics: Swimming training cancelled for a second day over Seine water quality
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Swimming training cancelled for a second day over Seine water quality

The Hindu  

Paris Olympics organisers cancelled the triathlon swimming training session for the second day in a row on Monday, with 24 hours to go until the men's race, after heavy rain affected water quality levels in the Seine. The women's individual race is scheduled for Wednesday, also at 8 a.m. A swimmable Seine is a key legacy Games organisers aim to …

Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over poor water quality in the Seine
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over poor water quality in the Seine

Associated Press  

PARIS — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day Monday. World Triathlon made the decision to cancel the swim workout early Monday following a meeting over water quality in the Seine, which is closely linked to the weather. The …

Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollution

New Indian Express  

PARIS: The first training session for triathletes at the Paris Olympics was scrapped Sunday due to pollution in the River Seine, organisers said. Following a meeting "on the water quality" and tests, "a joint decision was taken to cancel the swimming part of the triathlon orientation," a Paris 2024 and World Triathlon statement said. Organisers blamed rain in recent days …

Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled over water quality concerns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled over water quality concerns

New Indian Express  

FRANCE: Concerns over the water quality of Paris' Seine River have continued into the 2024 Olympics, with a pre-race triathlon event there cancelled Sunday. Organizers said they nixed the swimming leg of the triathlon familiarization scheduled for Sunday morning after a meeting about water quality among authorities tasked with carrying out water quality tests. Organizers have invested $1.5 billion to …

Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rains
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rains

Associated Press  

PARIS — Days before they’re set to plunge into the Seine River during the Paris Olympics, triathletes held out hope Saturday that the famous waterway’s bacteria levels would be safe enough for swimming. “We actually raced here last year in the test event, and I don’t think anyone got sick after the race, so that can’t be said about all …

Paris Olympics organizers unveil backup plans for triathlon and marathon swimming in Seine
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics organizers unveil backup plans for triathlon and marathon swimming in Seine

Associated Press  

PARIS — The organizing committee for the Paris Olympics has unveiled backup plans for open-water events if the Seine River is deemed unsuitable for swimming. Triathlon and marathon swimming events are scheduled to take place in the famed river running through Paris, but unsafe levels of E. coli have been detected in recent weeks, raising questions about whether the events …

Paris Olympics: Triathlon events hang in the balance over E. Coli levels in the Seine
6 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: Triathlon events hang in the balance over E. Coli levels in the Seine

CNN  

CNN — A reference point for Parisians and tourists alike, the River Seine will be the crown jewel of the Olympics this summer, staging events such as the triathlon as well as the opening ceremony, which for the first time in Olympic history will not be taking place in a stadium. According to CNN’s calculation, this is more than three …

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the triathlon competition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the triathlon competition

Associated Press  

A roadmap to follow for the triathlon competition at the Paris Games: Athletes to Watch —Alex Yee, Britain: The silver medalist in Tokyo three years ago won a test event on the Paris course last August. —Beth Potter, Britain: In a stellar 2023, the Glasgow native won the Olympic test event and was crowned world champion. An open water swimming …

Alistair Brownlee confident over Olympic triathlons despite River Seine water quality fears
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Alistair Brownlee confident over Olympic triathlons despite River Seine water quality fears

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Paris’ aquatic …

Para swim leg at Paris test event dropped over Seine water quality
1 year, 4 months ago

Para swim leg at Paris test event dropped over Seine water quality

The Hindu  

The World Triathlon Para Cup in Paris had its swim leg removed on Saturday due to poor water quality in the river Seine as organisers said they could not risk the health and safety of athletes. Earlier this month, organisers cancelled the Open Water Swimming World Cup in Paris after heavy rainfall caused the water quality in the famous river …

Paris Olympics 2024 triathlon: Alex Yee of Britain dives in Seine to win test event
1 year, 4 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024 triathlon: Alex Yee of Britain dives in Seine to win test event

The Hindu  

Britain’s Alex Yee braved the waters of the Seine to win the men’s triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics on Friday, on a course identical to the one set to be used for next year’s event. As with the women’s test event on Thursday, won by another Briton Beth Potter, the athletes plunged into the Seine for the 1500 …

‘What a special place to be in.’ Triathletes swim in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

‘What a special place to be in.’ Triathletes swim in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — The world’s top female triathletes rushed forward into the Seine on Thursday as the famous river’s improved water quality allowed a race to take place in a key test event ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics. “What a special place to be in,” said American triathlete Katie Zaferes, who finished in 21st place and hasn’t yet qualified for …

Olympic triathletes test swimming in the Seine
1 year, 4 months ago

Olympic triathletes test swimming in the Seine

The Hindu  

Olympic triathletes tested swimming in the Seine in Paris on Wednesday, 10 days after heavy rainfall caused the water quality to dip below minimum health standards and forced the cancellation of another open water competition. The Seine is in the spotlight as the river - where swimming has long been banned - is due to be the venue for marathon …

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