The men’s Olympic triathlon has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine River, where the swimming portion of the race was supposed to take place.

The men’s Olympic triathlon planned for Tuesday has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine River, where the swimming portion of the race was supposed to take place.

Organizers said they will try to hold the men’s triathlon Wednesday instead. The women’s competition is also scheduled on Wednesday, but both are subject to water tests. Friday is also planned as a backup date.

But Meteo-France, the French weather service, was forecasting storms Tuesday night, light rain Wednesday afternoon and storms Thursday, which could complicate rescheduling the events.

  • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
    681·
    3 months ago

    Wow the Seine might be dirty and unhygienic. That seems completely out of left field. No way to have seen this coming.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      3 months ago

      After reading several headlines about the poor water quality over the last 6-12 months, this one is perfection — chef’s kiss.

    • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
      7·
      3 months ago

      Next thing you know they’ll cancel the swimming events they scheduled inside an active volcano

  • BaronVonBort@lemmy.worldEnglish
    321·
    3 months ago

    That they didn’t have a backup route is baffling. They’ve been testing the levels for months and they had to have known they weren’t going to be at safe levels in time. I commend the ecological work to clean the river but you shouldn’t punish these athletes because your waterway is gross.

  • Gsus4@mander.xyzEnglish
    221·
    3 months ago

    The olympic Surf competition is happening on the other side of the World in Tahiti. Are you telling me France does not have a backup lake to do this in anywhere? After 6 years of planning? Do it in lake Geneva or Étang de Berre…jfc

    • fubarx@lemmy.mlEnglish
      12·
      3 months ago

      The whole point of a triathlon is to run, bike, and swim. It won’t be easy moving it elsewhere and closing the roadways, setting up security, and shuttling participants and staff on short notice.

      Hopefully they have a Plan B.

      • meco03211@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        3 months ago

        Did he she actually do that? I heard there was an app to tell people along its route exactly when to shit in it so it would make it to Paris around the time he she was swimming.

        Edit: my bad. Apparently the mayor is a woman.

      • Gsus4@mander.xyzEnglish
        8·
        3 months ago

        Yea, it was fine, but then there was a major rogue summer storm during the inauguration 🤣 right over Paris.

        which washed all the shit into la Seine and…well…it’s shitty again. Literally yelling at a cloud for ruining it.