Triathlon postponed at Paralympics due to water quality

The para-triathlon events astatine nan Paris 2024 Paralympics person been postponed by 24 hours owed to mediocre h2o value successful nan River Seine.

All 11 triathlon races had been owed to return spot connected Sunday, 1 September, but dense rainfall successful Paris has caused h2o value successful nan Seine to drop, World Triathlon said successful a statement.

The events will now return spot connected Monday, 2 September, taxable to further tests.

It is nan latest trouble for Paris 2024 organisers surrounding Olympic and Paralympic events taking spot successful nan River Seine.

The Olympic triathlon events were subject to respective delays owed to dense rainfall during nan early stages of nan Games.

And nan 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 owed to forecasts of bad weather.

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

A connection from World Triathlon confirmed nan determination to postpone was made aft tests astatine 02:30 BST connected Sunday greeting - conscionable nether 5 hours earlier races were owed to begin.

"The latest tests show a alteration successful h2o value successful nan stream pursuing nan rainfall episodes complete nan past 2 days," the connection read, external.

"As a result, nan h2o value astatine nan title venue connected Sunday, 1 September is not suitable for swimming and supra nan period established by World Triathlon.

"It has been decided to schedule each 11 para-triathlon badge events connected 2 September. This is taxable to nan forthcoming h2o tests complying pinch nan established World Triathlon thresholds for swimming.

"Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that their privilege is nan wellness of nan athletes and pinch these conditions, nan para-triathlon events cannot return spot today."

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 group 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 PTV, while Rio 2016 metallic medallist Alison Peasgood will effort to spell 1 amended successful nan women's PTV.