PARIS: Paris' river Seine was too dirty when tested on Sunday to allow the Olympic triathlon and open-water swimming events to be held there, an analysis showed Friday (Jun 21).
Police boats participate in a technical navigation rehearsal on the Seine river for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris , on Jun 17, 2024. was too dirty when tested on Sunday to allow the Olympic triathlon and open-water swimming events to be held there, an analysis showed Friday .
A weekly report published by the Paris region and mayor's office blamed unseasonal rainy weather for the high rates of two kinds of faecal bacteria including E Coli in the waterway. In August last year, the swimming marathon test events were cancelled because the water was too dirty, as were the swimming legs on two of the four days of triathlon and para-triathlon tests.
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