Paralympics triathlons to go ahead on Monday after postponement

The Para-triathlon events astatine nan Paris 2024 Paralympics will spell up connected Monday a time aft they were postponed by 24 hours because of mediocre h2o value successful nan River Seine.

All 11 triathlon races had been owed to return spot connected Sunday but dense rainfall successful Paris caused h2o value successful nan Seine to drop, World Triathlon said successful a statement.

The events will now return spot connected Monday, organisers confirmed connected Sunday night.

"The results analysed coming bespeak that h2o value continues to amended and will beryllium wrong nan World Triathlon thresholds connected title day," added nan organisers.

The Paralympic triathlon was primitively expected to return spot complete 2 days - Sunday 1 and Monday, 2 September - earlier each nan events were switched to Sunday because of nan forecast of bad weather.

That upwind arrived earlier than expected, meaning nan triathlon is now owed to hap connected Monday - nan time initially vacated by organisers.

Two days of familiarisation sessions successful nan Seine took spot past week for competitors.

Sunday's postponement was nan latest successful a bid of difficulties for Paris 2024 organisers surrounding Olympic and Paralympic events taking spot successful nan River Seine.

The Olympic triathlon events were taxable to respective delays caused by dense rainfall during nan early stages of nan Games.

Great Britain has 11 athletes competing crossed 7 of nan triathlon events astatine nan 2024 Paralympics.

These see reigning PTS5 women's Paralympic champion Lauren Steadman, who is set to take sides her golden against team-mate Claire Cashmore.

The world, European and Commonwealth champion Dave Ellis will look to yet triumph Paralympic golden successful nan men's PTVI, while Rio 2016 metallic medallist Alison Peasgood will effort to spell 1 amended successful nan women's PTVI.

The triathlon evens statesman astatine 07:15 BST connected Monday.