Olympic triathlons: '60% chance' events take place on Wednesday - BBC Sport

Organisers say the men's and women's Olympic triathlons only have a 60% chance of going ahead on Wednesday.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The water in the River Seine is being tested every day to make sure it is safe

BBC sports news correspondent@laurascott__Published30 July 2024, 06:12 BSTUpdated 24 minutes agoOrganisers say the men's and women's Olympic triathlons only have a 60% chance of going ahead on Wednesday after the men's event was postponed on Tuesday.

Tests of the River Seine in the early hours of Tuesday morning revealed the water was not clean enough for the race to take place.

It is now set to be held on Wednesday at 09:45 BST (10:45 local time), after the women's event, which is scheduled to start at 07:00 (08:00 local time).

Final tests of the water will be taken at 02:30 BST.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c4ngjz32j4do

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