{"id":72316,"date":"2024-07-31T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becdf0b3d5f36c8f882a0356cfef44ae"},"modified":"2024-07-31T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:00:08","slug":"with-some-olympic-events-postponed-seine-river-water-quality-poses-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/with-some-olympic-events-postponed-seine-river-water-quality-poses-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"With some Olympic events postponed, Seine River water quality poses concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As Paris opened the 2024 Summer Olympic Games<\/u><\/span> along the Seine River, it was easy for many to fall in love with the romantic waterway and forget what lies beneath.<\/p>\n But the steady rain this past Friday was a reminder of how the weather<\/u><\/span> impacts the river\u2019s water quality.<\/p>\n Organizers canceled the practice run for the upcoming triathlon on both Sunday and Monday due to concerns that the heavy rains negatively impacted the water quality, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n LISTERIA INFECTION LINKED TO DELI MEATS KILLS 2, INFECTS 28 ACROSS US, CDC WARNS<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Officials were still optimistic that warmer temperatures would reduce the bacteria levels so the men\u2019s triathlon could proceed as planned on Tuesday \u2014 but the race was ultimately postponed.<\/p>\n “Despite the improvement in the water quality levels in the last hours, the readings at some points of the swim course are above acceptable levels,” the World Triathlon said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n