Wright’s pre-race event cancelled over water quality

Barbados Olympic triathlete Matthew Wright may see his event delayed due to pollution of the river.

Today’s official training session for the triathletes only involved the cycling the and running, as the swimming section was cancelled as a result of tests carried out in the seine yesterday.

They revealed water quality levels that were above the limits on certain points of the swim course, due to rain that fell in Paris on 26 and 27 July, so officials decided that in order to protect the health and safety of the athletes, the swim activities would be cancelled.

Chef de Mission Cammie Burke says there is a contingency plan for the triathlon being delayed and while cancelling it altogether is not a preferred option, it is still on the table.

Meanwhile, the Chef says while the food issues are slowly getting better, transportation is still horrible.

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