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On Saturday, the Swiss team said that their professional athlete Adrien Briffod– who participated in the mens race– had a stomach infection and would not compete in the blended relay.
COIB added after the withdrawal that it hopes “that lessons will be found out for future triathlon competitors.”
” We are considering training days that can be ensured, competitors days and formats that are clear ahead of time and scenarios that do not cause unpredictability among professional athletes, entourage, and fans.”
Daily water quality tests measure levels of fecal bacteria, consisting of E. coli, in the Seines waters. Under World Triathlons standards, E. coli levels as much as 1,000 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters can be thought about “excellent” and can permit competitions to move forward.
World Triathlons medical committee stated it considers water quality analysis, sanitary examination, and the weather forecast when determining whether to proceed with a race. The choices have actually normally been made at morning conferences on the day of the occasion. In revealing Sunday night that the race would take place Monday, organizers said they were reacting to demands from athletes to give them more time to prepare.
Bronze medalist Daniel Wiffen of Ireland, who won an earlier gold in the 800 free, stated he would not train ahead of time in the Seine: “I do not desire to attempt to deal with any illness.”
He stated he would instead train in swimming pools around Paris, even if it implies “going in blind.”
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La triathlète belge Claire Michel a dû être hospitalisée après boy épreuve dans la seine. & #x 1fae3;
Léquipe belge a donc déclarer forfait pour le #triathlon de demain. Elle se trouve à lhôpital depuis 4 jours.
Lépreuve sera-t elle reportée de nouveau?. & #x 1f914; #OlympicGames #Olympic 2024 pic.twitter.com/cKEaDUDrSO
— Geek (@geek_of_life) August 4, 2024
Belgiums Olympic committee (COIB) announced Sunday that their triathlon blended relay group has withdrawn from Mondays occasion after one of its athletes who swam in the Seine River recently became ill.
Claire Michel, who contended in the womens triathlon Wednesday, completing in 38th location, “is sadly ill and will have to withdraw from the competitors,” the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee stated in a statement.
The group did not define whether Michel was sickened by the long-polluted river with its constantly altering safe-to-swim status, which was the site of the triathlons 1,500-meter swim. Belgian newspaper De Standaard declared that the 35-year-old was infected with E. coli.
Organizers had said that water quality checks done the day of the private triathlon races showed “great” germs levels. Nevertheless, in the days leading up to her race, the guyss individual event was postponed and practices were canceled after water quality testing revealed the Seine was risky for swimming.
A joint declaration from World Triathlon and Paris 2024 stated: “The latest test results validate that Seine water-quality levels at the triathlon place have enhanced in current hours, with positive analysis showing that water quality will be within the levels acceptable by World Triathlon.”
