A cruise ship sails around the Pont Alexandre III as seen from the Pont des Invalides in Paris, France on the 30th (Korean time), when the men's triathlon was postponed due to water quality issues in the Seine River.
Will the 2024 Paris Olympics triathlon, which was originally postponed due to the deteriorating water quality of the Seine River, actually be able to proceed? There are many negative observations.
The BBC reported on the 31st (local time), “The organizers said that the men’s triathlon, which was originally scheduled for the 30th but was postponed by a day, and the women’s race that will be held before it, have only a 60% chance of proceeding normally.” The organizers check the
water quality of the Seine River every morning, but it has been reported that the water quality is not yet satisfactory for holding the event. Whether or not to hold the event will be decided after a final test.
The men's race was originally scheduled to be held on the 30th, but the race was postponed by one day after water quality tests found E. coli at four points along the 1500m course.
Swimming in places where microorganisms such as E. coli are present increases the risk of gastrointestinal diseases and external infections, and can cause serious diseases, so the race cannot proceed hastily.
If the race cannot be held on the 31st, it will be postponed to August 2nd. Both the men's and women's races have been scheduled as alternative dates.
If the Seine water quality issue is not completely resolved, the organizers are also considering changing to a 'duathlon format' where only cycling and running events are held, excluding swimming, as a last resort. Dissatisfaction among the participating athletes is also growing. Belgian national Maarten van Riel criticized the organizers' management style, saying, "If the athletes' health had been the top priority, this event would have been moved to another location a long time ago." He continued, "We are just puppets. “Duathlon is not a triathlon, and changing the schedule like that in the middle of the night is disrespectful to the athletes’ years of preparation and all the fans who will watch the race,” he stressed. “We really want the race to proceed as normal,” said Marisol Casado, president of the International Triathlon Federation. 파워볼사이트
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