Paralympics

Concerns over water quality in the Seine River resurfaced at the Paralympic Games on Thursday when organizers changed the schedule for Para triathlon races.

Organizers change schedule to hold all 11 medal events on 1 dayThe Associated Press

· Posted: Aug 29, 2024 5:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Water quality in the Seine has once again become an issue as Paralympic organizers announced a restructuring of the Para triathlon schedule on Thursday. (Martin Bureau/Pool Photo via The Associated Press)Concerns over water quality in the Seine River resurfaced at the Paralympic Games on Thursday when organizers changed the schedule for Para triathlon races.

All 11 medal events are to be held on one day, Sept. 1, instead of two as originally planned, Paris 2024 organizers said in a statement.

“The decision to hold all medal events on one day was taken in view of the weather forecast and to provide athletes and coaches with as much certainty as possible. The course of the swim remains unchanged,” organizers said.

The organizers said the river’s water quality and flow will continue to be monitored each day and that decisions on preparatory swims for para triathletes to train over the next couple of days, and on the morning of Sept. 1, will be made before each event.

Organizers said events can be pushed back to Sept. 2 and 3 “if needed.”

Thursday’s familiarization swims took place as planned in the morning.