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Seine pollution forces cancellation of third Olympics test event

The starting line for the 2023 World Triathlon pre-Olympics test event floating on the Seine River in Paris

PARIS – The swimming stage of a triathlon in Paris’s Seine River was cancelled on Sunday due to pollution, organisers announced, raising further questions about holding competitions there during the 2024 Olympics.

The mixed relay triathlon is the third pre-Olympics test event to be affected by excessive E. coli bacteria in the water, but organisers insist the Seine will be fit to host events next year.

The triathlon was changed to a duathlon only involving cycling and running after analyses of the water quality…

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