Rainfall in Paris on Friday and Saturday polluted the Seine and forced organizers to cancel the triathlon training session scheduled for Sunday morning on the Parisian river as part of the Olympic Games.
The Olympic organizing committee, the International Triathlon Union and local authorities “have taken the joint decision to cancel the swimming portion of the triathlon training scheduled for Sunday, as water levels do not provide adequate guarantees,” according to a statement.
The triathlon is the first Olympic competition scheduled on the Seine, before open water swimming during the second week of the Paris Olympic Games.
However, the men’s triathlon competition to be held on Tuesday is still on and has not been cancelled.
Poor weather conditions also forced organizers to postpone the men’s skating competition, scheduled for Saturday, to Monday.
