Paris, France — The scheduled swim familiarisation for Monday’s blended crew triathlon was cancelled for the second day in a row at Paris 2024.
Olympic organisers made the choice on Sunday’s session as a result of the water high quality within the River Seine had dropped again under the required normal after heavy rain in direction of the top of final week.
Organisers anticipated an enchancment in situations on Sunday morning however not sufficiently to permit the observe swim to happen at 07:00 BST.
The boys’s triathlon was postponed by a day to Wednesday due to poor water high quality following heavy rain final weekend.
The rain has elevated the degrees of E coli and different micro organism within the Seine, though scorching climate helps to scale back the micro organism rely and the temperature in Paris is forecast to achieve 25C in a while Sunday.
Paris 2024 communications director Anne Descamps stated they’re “hopeful we are able to organise the competitors” on Monday and they’ll decide based mostly off the most recent samples within the morning.
The 10km marathon swimming races are set to happen within the Seine on Thursday and Friday, however could possibly be moved if essential to the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, which hosted the rowing and canoe-kayak occasions.