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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Yoghurt and disinfectant: Team GB’s plan for Olympic triathlon swim in Seine

The Seine in Paris
The poor water quality in the Seine is being taken seriously by Team GB and the Paris 2024 organisers. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Team GB’s triathlon stars are already preparing for pollution in the Seine during the Paris Olympics by eating more yoghurt and taking probiotics, it can be revealed.

British triathletes have also been told they should not touch recovery drinks or food after training in the water until they have been “sanitised to within an inch of their lives” in a bid to avoid gastrointestinal issues.

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