Paris Olympics 2024: Triathlon events to go forward on Wednesday, day after men's event had been postponed
Paris Olympics 2024: Triathlon events to go forward on Wednesday, day after men's event had been postponed
It was a big relief for the organisers of the Paris Olympics 2024 as the men’s and women’s triathlon events are set to kick start on Wednesday (July 31). After initial postponement, the World Triathlon and the Paris Games' organising committee put up a joint statement regarding the event. Earlier, due to the poor condition of the Seine River, the event was put on hold with further postponements expected.
Triathlon events to start on Wednesday
"The parties involved have confirmed that the women's triathlon and the men's triathlon will take place as planned. The results of the latest water analyses have been deemed in order," said the organising committee in a statement early Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the quality of the water in river Seine was not appropriate for the events to go forward which saw the organisers postpone triathlon. However, according to the organisers, the quality of the water has improved in the last 24 hours making it fit for the swimmers to participate.
“It is with great joy that we received this news,” Benjamin Maze, technical director for France’s triathlon federation, told Reuters.
“Now that we know we will race, we can mentally switch fully into competition mode," he added.
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Fifty-five women representing 34 countries will kick off the contest at 8 a.m. (0600 GMT), with France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Britain’s Beth Potter, two of the top contenders for gold, set to dive into the river side by side.
The men’s event will take place at 10:45 a.m., immediately after the women’s race.
“The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20 a.m., have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take place,” Paris 2024 and World Triathlon said in a statement.
