The event will be held this Monday, August 5, while the women’s and men’s individual rounds were held last Wednesday, July 31.
The Belgian national team will not participate in the mixed relay of the triathlon at the Paris Olympic Games. It has just withdrawn from the event scheduled for Monday, August 5, the swimming part of which (before the cycling and running) is to be held in the Seine.
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A Parisian river still under drastic observation due to its pollution level. Last Tuesday, July 28, the women’s and men’s individual events had to be postponed by 24 hours.
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It was on that day, according to her, that Belgian triathlete Claire Michel was contaminated by the E. coli bacteria, which sometimes causes severe gastric problems.
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According to the Dutch-speaking Belgian newspaper The standard, “The athlete has been in hospital for four days, infected with the E. coli bacteria.” The daily does not specify, however, whether a link between the presence of this bacteria and bathing in the Seine has been proven.
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A link that affirms on the other hand The last houranother media outlet from the country, which states that Claire Michel, from Brussels, “complains of intestinal and stomach problems”.
