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Olympic training session in Seine cancelled due to water pollution

A rescue boat cruises on the Seine river during a rehearsal for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, on 17 June 2024. © AP - Thomas Padilla

The first training session for triathletes at the Paris Olympics was scrapped on Sunday due to pollution in the River Seine, organisers said.

Following tests and a meeting to discuss water quality, "a joint decision was taken to cancel the swimming part of the triathlon orientation", a Paris 2024 and World Triathlon statement said.

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