We actually raced here last year in the test event,
We are living in the 21st century where unfortunately there are far more meteorological events that happen which are beyond the control of the organisers,
There have been significant improvements but let’s be very clear: we can’t control the weather,
That’s being discussed at the moment just to see how we can accommodate that, two sessions into one tomorrow,
We are working already with the teams to support even more the heat countermeasures,
The forecast is such that it will only get worse,
Changing the day like that in the middle of the night is disrespectful to the years of preparation of the athletes and to all (y)our fans that were going to watch live or on TV,
The events were supposed to take place at 8 a.m., so when we heard the news, they were already at breakfast eating some rice. Well, the pre-race meal as usual,
They know that they are doing an outdoor sport, even more so in triathlon. We knew that we had had problems with water pollution in recent days,
It has to be for us,
I’m very open-minded but I thought what they did was a disgrace,
The athletes got up a bit before 4am, they were having breakfast when we received the information from the international federation,
Any medal’s good, it’s my first race here, and it’s my first time actually being in contention for an Olympic medal, so I’ll take any medal, whatever colour,
The sewers, tunnels and tanks like Austerlitz can now store 1.9m cubic metres of water,
Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that their priority is the health of the athletes,
That increased the levels of water in the tanks, and what happens as well is that sewage run-off ends up being released in the Seine if water levels are too high,
The athletes are really looking forward to having that stage and that platform to perform on,
No, it's crazy s**t.
Everything which is dirty - rats living inside.
When people see athletes swimming in the Seine with no health problems, they'll be confident themselves to start going back in the Seine