Evan Bush is a science reporter for NBC News.
Olympic organizers have postponed the men’s triathlon race originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, conceding that the Seine River remains unsafe for swimming. Organizers bumped the men’s event to Wednesday, and it’s now slated to take place after the conclusion of the women’s triathlon, scheduled for the same day.
Had the weather cooperated, the Seine’s wastewater system wouldn’t have gotten tested by high flows and the sun would have time to do its work. But instead, Paris was drenched with rain during Friday’s opening ceremony, and the showers continued into Saturday. Organizers canceled triathlon swim training on Sunday and Monday because the Seine remained too dirty, and then chose to move the actual event by at least one more day.
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