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  28 Jul 2024, 08:35

Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollution

PARIS, July 28, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The first training session for triathletes at the Paris Olympics was scrapped Sunday due to pollution in the River Seine, organisers said.

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