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Olympic men’s triathlon postponed due to high pollution levels in Seine

Paris has spent 1.4 billion euros ($1.51bn) on wastewater infrastructure to contain sewage and make the River Seine swimmable [Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters]

The Olympic men’s triathlon was postponed hours before its scheduled start after water quality tests showed unhealthy pollution levels in the Seine, organisers say.

In a joint statement on Tuesday, Paris 2024 and World Triathlon blamed the excessive pollution on heavy rains that deluged the French capital on Friday and Saturday.

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