Posted on 08/05/2024 7:33:30 AM PDT by Red Badger
Belgium pulls out of event, and Switzerland replaces triathlon swimmer
Belgium's Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed in the women's triathlon on Wednesday, "is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition," the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said in a statement. The mixed relay triathlon is scheduled to take place Monday, with the swim portion of the competition slated for the Seine as well, the AP reports. The statement did not elaborate on Michel's illness. There have been concerns about the quality of the water, but organizers gave it the all-clear on Wednesday.
In addition, Switzerland had to replace one of its triathlon competitors, per CNN. Simon Westermann will be substituted for Adrien Briffod, who has a gastrointestinal infection. The Swiss team's chief medical officer said it's unclear whether Briffod's illness is related to the Seine's water quality. A check of other teams "has so far not revealed any accumulation of gastrointestinal illnesses among the athletes who started the individual race last Wednesday," Hanspeter Betschart said.
Belgium's statement had sharp words for the organizers, per CNN. "The COIB and Belgian Triathlon hope that lessons will be learned for future triathlon competitions at the Olympic Games such as guaranteeing training days, competition days and the competition format, which must be clarified in advance and ensure that there is no uncertainty for the athletes and support personnel," it said. Training sessions were canceled for two straight days last week after tests found the water to be unsafe for swimming.
The Seine is full of doodoo.
They were just standing there, looking at the scenery, when “illness” hit them. Huh. Flying illness.
They need more government.
That will solve the problem.................
So is the 5 ring circus happening there currently.
Swimming in the Seine River has been illegal for more than a century because of its toxicity, but some exceptions have been made.
In preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the city invested around $1.5 billion in infrastructure to improve water quality, including building basins to collect rainwater and treat wastewater.
However, water tests have still shown unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria and other pollutants before and during the games. For example, in spring 2024, E. coli levels were more than 20 times higher than World Triathlon considers acceptable.
“…The Seine is full of doodoo. …. “
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I’ve seen photos of it.
I would not want to get within 10 miles of it.
“Training sessions were canceled for two straight days last week after tests found the water to be unsafe for swimming”
“it’s unclear whether Briffod’s illness is related to the Seine’s water quality”
If it looks like a turd, smells like a turd and floats like a turd........it’s a turd.
It would be like holding the Olympics in NY City, and having triathletes swim the Harlem and East River, starting in the Bronx.
The athletes are IN SEINE for swimming in that cesspool. France needs to be brought up on charges for endangering their health.
Maybe they are still paying the price for that little ruckus they had in 1789?..................
How could this happen with Paris being such an integral part of the green grab movement?
Apparently they believe dumping raw sewage into their famous river is ‘natural’ and ‘green’..............
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[Microsoft web page translation used]-PJNo Belgian triathletes in the mixed relay tomorrow. They have to give up because Claire Michel is infected with the E. coli bacteria.
The Belgian triathlon relay team, the Belgian Hammers, has forfeited the mixed triathlon that will take place on Monday morning. One of the four pawns, Claire Michel, has been ill for four days and had to go to the hospital today for treatment. She is infected with the E. coli bacterium, it turned out after examination. This bacterium can cause gastrointestinal problems, the cause may be the polluted Seine. In the meantime, Michel is back in the Olympic village.
The idea of swimming in filthy water is enough to make a person sick. Well, wonder what these folks will be bring home?
Paris may be the City of Light, but it smells of urine, feces, garlic, and body odor. Swimming in the heavily polluted Seine is an incredibly stupid idea.
The Olympic organizers could do a lot to alleviate safety concerns by swimming in the Seine for a few hours.
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