Paris’ ‘last resort’ move to solve Olympic farce
The 2024 Olympic triathlon could be made a duathlon and marathon swimming events could be moved away from the River Seine to outside of Paris as Games organisers scramble amid a mountain of criticism.Watch selected NRL, AFL, SSN games plus every F1 qualifying session and race live in 4K on Kayo. New to Kayo?
“The rules of the International Triathlon Federation allow the event to be switched to a duathlon format as a last resort,” a Paris 2024 spokesperson told Reuters. A triathlete dives in the Seine River at the 2023 World Triathlon event last year. Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFPThe Seine has been at the centre of Paris Olympic concerns throughout the lead up to the event with a report a week ago confirming the river was still unfit for swimming with levels of E.Coli — an indicator of fecal matter — “far above the upper limits imposed by sports federations”, according to AFP.
“That’s extremely irresponsible. I think that even if there’s a one per cent chance that the race isn’t gonna be able to be held because of cleanliness or lack of cleanliness, you need to have a backup plan. It’s the Olympics.”
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