The men’s individual triathlon race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been postponed to Wednesday due to poor water quality levels in the River Seine, World Triathlon has announced.
Originally scheduled for Tuesday, the World Triathlon, its medical team, the International Olympic Committee, and city officials decided to postpone the men’s race.
Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that their priority is the health of the athletes. The tests carried out in Seine today revealed water quality levels that did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held,” the sport’s governing body said.
Despite the improvement on the water quality levels in the last hours, the readings at some points of the swim course are still above the acceptable limits.
The women triathlon is still scheduled for Wednesday and will take place prior to the men’s race, according to Olympic officials.
Training for the swimming portion of the race was canceled for a second straight day on Monday after water quality testing deemed the water unsafe for athletes.
If the water levels don’t improve by Wednesday, the original contingency date remains in place for Friday, August 2.
