Paris- The Paratriathlon events of the Paris Paralympic Games have been postponed due to the deterioration of the quality of the Seine for swimming. All events in the modality, which were to be held this Sunday (1), are now scheduled for Monday (2).
According to World Triathlon, the decision to postpone the races came after a meeting held at 3:30 a.m. in Paris, about five hours before the first event.
“The latest tests have shown a deterioration in the water quality in the river due to the rains of the last two days. As a result, the water quality at the competition site on Sunday 1 September is not swimmable and is above the limit set by World Triathlon,” the event organizer said in a statement.
Also according to the note, the running of the 11 races on Monday could be subject to changes based on new tests that will be carried out before the competition. The first race is scheduled for 8:15 in Paris, 3:15 in Brasilia time.
Brazil has three representatives in paratriathlon: Jessica Messali competes in the PTWC class, for wheelchair users; Letícia Freitas competes in the PTVI, for the blind; while Ronan Cordeiro is in the PTS5, for triathletes with physical-motor disabilities and cerebral palsy.
The quality of the Seine also led to the postponement of the triathlon at the Olympics. The men’s race had to be postponed and was held together with the women’s on July 31.
A few weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and the minister of sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, swam in the Seine to reaffirm that it is safe to swim. The mayor returned to the waters of the Seine last week. President Emmanuel Macron, who had planned to swim in the river, has not yet done so.
The cleanliness of the Seine is considered one of the main legacies of the Games. France has invested the equivalent of about R$ 8 billion to make the place suitable for swimming. It has been 100 years since bathing was banned in the river, one of the symbols of Paris.
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Source: Terra
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