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Olympics Triathlon Goes Ahead In River Seine After E.Coli Cliffhanger
Olympic triathlon events got underway in Paris on Thursday morning after levels of bacteria in the River Seine fell to low enough levels
Paris City Mayor Anne Hidalgo hopes the scheme will have the lasting legacy of allowing Parisians to swim in the Seine, which has been off-limits for bathers for the best part of a century. Unseasonally heavy rains on the night of the opening ceremony on Friday (July 26) which continued into Saturday had pushed bacteria above unacceptable levels. This led to the men’s race being postponed on Tuesday, giving rise to fears that the Triathlon would be reduced to a Duathlon instead.
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