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Olympic Officials Postpone Men’s Triathlon Due to Pollution in the Seine

Ahead of the Olympics, the city of Paris spent about $1.5 billion to clean up the long-polluted river.

Concerns about water quality in the Seine River led Paris Olympics organizers to postpone the men’s triathlon Tuesday, with officials hoping the swimming portion of the race will be able to go forward on Wednesday. The tests carried out in the Seine today revealed water quality levels that did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held,” World Triathlon, the international governing body for the sport at the Olympics, said in a statement posted on X. Ahead of the Olympics, the city of Paris and local water agencies spent about $1.5 billion to clean up the Seine, retrofitting an antiquated sewer system that overflows into the river when it is overwhelmed by heavy rain.

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