Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted August 4, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 4, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill PARIS (AP) — 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 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up “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 statement did not elaborate on Michel’s illness but it comes after concerns over the This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Organizers had said that bacteria levels in the river were at a level that was considered safe for the athletes. The Belgian committee said it “hopes that lessons will be learned for future triathlon competitions at the Olympic Games. We are thinking here of the guarantee of training days, competition days and the competition format, which must be clarified in advance and ensure that there is no uncertainty for the athletes, entourage and supporters.” Swiss officials said Saturday that triathlete Adrien Briffod, who also competed in the Seine on Wednesday, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . But they said it was “impossible to say” whether it was linked to the swim and that the other delegations told them none of their triathletes reported stomach problems. The Swiss Olympic committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday. ___ For more coverage of the Paris Olympics, visit This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Belgium #withdraws #mixed #relay #triathlon #athlete #swam #Seine #River #falls #ill This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/88055-belgium-withdraws-from-mixed-relay-triathlon-after-athlete-who-swam-in-seine-river-falls-ill/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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