Published: 17:50, July 28, 2024 | Updated: 18:01, July 28, 2024
Triathlon swim-leg training session cancelled due to water quality concern
By Xinhua
Athletes of Team France cruise during the athletes' parade on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris, France on July 26, 2024. (POOL PHOTO VIA XINHUA)

PARIS - The Olympics' triathlon swimming training session scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled after recent rains in Paris affected pollution levels in the Seine, organizers said.

The water tests carried out in the Seine on Saturday revealed water quality levels that "in the view of the international federation, World Triathlon, did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held," Paris 2024 said in a statement.

"This is due to rain that has fallen on Paris on 26 and 27 July."

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Given the weather forecast for the next 48 hours, Paris 2024 and World Triathlon are confident that "water quality will return to below limits before the start for of the triathlon competitions."

"As observed in July, with summer conditions (more sunshine, higher temperatures, prolonged absence of rain) water quality in the Seine has improved significantly," added the statement.