Paralympic Triathlon Competitions Postponed in Paris Due to Water Quality Concerns...

a special thank you to each of our subscribers who make this channel possible here's today's story paralympic Triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality in the San River after heavy rainfall organizers said the 11 para Triathlon events are now scheduled for Monday if upcoming water testing allows the Paris 2024 organizing committee and World Triathlon said in a joint statement rainstorms hit the French Capital Friday and Saturday heavy rains cause Wastewater and runoff to flow into the river leading to a rise in bacteria levels including eoli this is the second scheduled change for the par Triathlon events they had initially been scheduled to take place over 2 days Sunday and Monday but were moved to Sunday because of rain forecasts the disruption is another hiccup for the city's efforts to clean up the river for future public swimming one of paris's most ambitious promises ahead of hosting the Olympics and Par Olympics this summer The Men's individual Triathlon event during the Paris Olympics was delayed and several test swims were cancelled because of high E coli levels after rainfall some Olympic triathletes fell ill after swimming in the S though it is unclear weather that was linked to the river water Triathlon events at the par Olympic Games Were postponed on Sunday morning for hours before competition was to begin with poor water quality in the river s once again making it unsafe for athletes staging the swimming leg of the triathlon in the S was one of the most eye-catching offerings of Paris 2024 part of the promise to make the games open but concerns over the water quality have proven well-founded with the event being postponed because of high levels of pollution first at the Olympics and now the Paralympics a reluctance to delay the event led organizers to insist the races would be going ahead on Sunday until 3:30 a.m. Paris time it was only then that a meeting between Executives from World Triathlon and Paris 2024 confirmed the postponement when the scheduled start time of 7:30 a.m. arrived there were bmuse fans crossing the Ponte Alexander 3 unaware the event had been delayed the latest tests show a decrease in water quality in the river following the rain episodes over the last 2 days a statement from World Triathlon read saying the events would go ahead on Monday if the water tests complied with established world Triathlon thresholds a previous decision had brought events forward from Monday to Sunday because of potential deteriorating water quality Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that their priority is the health of the athletes and with these conditions the triathlon events cannot take place today the statement said Paralympics GB have strong metal hopes in the triathlon with Lawrence stemman hoping to retain her title in the women's pts5 category the GB team leader for para Tri aflon Tom hodkinson said he supported the decision to postpone but acknowledged disappointment at the outcome with athletes having gone to bed expecting to race the postponement is naturally disappointing however we know it has been made for the right reason he said we work with the athletes to be best prepared and that includes their ability to adapt to the circumstances they face when the time comes to race we know that athletes and staff will have done everything possible to make it a successful paral Olympic Games test results on Saturday had shown acceptable levels for racing but Paris 2024 officials had acknowledged that they could dip further with more rain after heavy downpours hit Paris on Friday and Saturday weather forecast suggest dry and warm weather will now follow for the next few days images of the Paris mayor and hialgo swimming in the San in July to prove its safety now seem a long time ago however Paris AP paralympic triathlon compet itions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality in the San River after heavy rainfall organizer said the 11 para Triathlon events are now scheduled for Monday if upcoming water testing allows the Paris 2024 organizing committee and World Triathlon said in a joint statement rainstorms hit the French Capital Friday and Saturday heavy rains cause Wastewater and runoff to flow into the river leading to a rise in bacteria levels in including E coli it rained a lot Friday and then it also rained Saturday so the International Federation and the organizing committee out of a principle of precaution decided to delay all of the events for a day probably until tomorrow Paris Deputy Mayor Pierre robon told reporters later Sunday this is the second scheduled change for the par Triathlon events they had initially been scheduled to take place over 2 days Sunday and Monday but we're moved to Sunday because of rainfor CS the disruption is another hiccup for the city's efforts to clean up the river for future public swimming one of Paris most ambitious 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