water improvement – ​​The Time

The green light for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games competitions in the Seine. The first to dive into the river of the French capital were the women triathletes, marking the official start of the competition in the Seine. This is long-awaited good news, a huge relief for the athletes, organizers and authorities, after water quality problems had compromised the preparation of the competition. The Seine had been too dirty for the athletes following heavy rains last week, forcing the organizers to cancel this week’s training in the river and postpone yesterday’s men’s race. After months of doubts about the quality of the water in the Seine and these first embarrassing postponements, the two events scheduled for today are finally confirmed.

After a rainy start to the morning, the women’s race was set to start at 8 a.m. on the Pont Alexandre-III in the heart of Paris. The men’s race will start at 10:45 a.m. from the same point. The men’s race was originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday morning, but was postponed for “health reasons” as the levels of bacteria found “in some places” along the course were “still above acceptable limits.” After heavy rains on Friday and Saturday in the French capital, improved weather conditions between Sunday and Tuesday led to improved water quality. This was a relief for the athletes, who risked seeing their triathlon cut from the swimming portion and transformed into a duathlon (a sequence of running, cycling and jogging).