Paris, July 30: After a heavy rain affected quality levels in River Seine, the organisers of Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday, were again forced to postpone the Olympic men's triathlon session.
It was the third consecutive day, when the Olympic men's triathlon session was postponed due to water quality.
Organisers had already cancelled training sessions in the Seine scheduled for Sunday and Monday because of unsafe pollution levels caused by last week’s rain.
On Tuesday, the session was postponed after last-ditch water quality tests in the River Seine revealed unhealthy pollution levels, organisers said.
However, the organisers and the and the World Triathlon reiterated that their priority is the health of the athletes.
It is worth mentioning that the triathlon is the first Olympic event scheduled to take place in the river, before marathon swimming in the second week of the Games.
However, water quality still remains a challenge for these events, sources revealed.
