Triathlon

2024 - 7 - 30

Sateen vuoksi triathlon siirtyy: Seine ei ole uittokelpoinen!

Seine Alex Yee - Cassandre Beaugrand - Pariisi 2024 - Seine-joki - Triathlon - Seine

Miesten triathlon Paris 2024 siirretty saastuneen Seinen vuoksi. Kuule, miten sateet vaikuttavat urheiluun!

Paris 2024 -kesäolympialaiset ovat käynnissä, mutta miesten triathlonin osalta suunnitelmat saivat yllättävän käänteen. Alun perin tapahtuma oli määrä kilpailuttaa tiistaina, mutta kisaa oli pakko siirtää keskiviikolle, koska Seine-joen vedenlaatu ei täytä uimiseen vaadittavia standardeja. Sateet ovat nostaneet saastetasot niin korkeiksi, että viranomaiset ilmoittivat, että kilpailijat saattaisivat altistua vaarallisille bakteereille. Järjestäjät, mukaan lukien World Triathlon ja Pariisin Olympiakomitea, toivovat, että sade on ehtinyt tehdä tehtävänsä ja vesi olisi puhdistunut riittävästi keskiviikoksi.

Ranskassa on investoitu kunnolla ympäristön suojelemiseen, ja lähes 1,5 miljardia dollaria on ohjattu Seinen puhdistamiseen. Tämä on osa suurempaa hanketta, jonka tavoitteena on palauttaa joen puhtaus ja ekosysteemi. Monet melojat, uimarit ja kalastajat iloitsevat tästä, ja toivotaan, että tämä työsarka tuottaa tuloksia tehokkaasti - toivottavasti ennen seuraavia olympialaisia vuonna 2024. Onko jokin muu urheilutapahtuma joutunut samanlaiselle kohtalolle? Muistetaan, että joskus luonto on voimakkaampi kuin ihmisten tahto.

Vaikka miesten triathlonin kilpailuaika on siirtynyt, naisten triathlonista ei ole vielä tietoa siitä, onko siitä tulossa samanlainen kohtalo. Urheilijat, kuten entinen Harvardin urheilijatähti Lisa Tertsch, odottavat toiveikkaina omaa vuoroaan. Tertsch on valmiina yhdistelemään voimansa muiden kilpailijoiden kanssa kisatapahtumassa, mutta hänelle on tärkeää myös ympäristön puhtaus, sillä viimeisimmät uutiset ovat osoittaneet merkittävästi kohonneita saastetasoja eri puolilla.

Miten voimme varmistaa, että tulevaisuuden olympiat ovat puhtaampia ja turvallisempia? Haasteet ovat suuria, mutta kunhan houkuttelemme urheilua rosoiselle radalle, voimme kuulla kuinka jokaisella kilpailijalla on intohimoa ja tahtoa taistella voitosta puhtaissa vesissä! Lisäksi, tietääkö joku kuinka paljon vettä kuluu kun puhdistamme Seineä? Vuosittain saavutamme yli 100 miljoonaa litraa puhdasta vettä vain yhdellä puhdistusprojektilla! Olympiat ovat tässä myös aivan uudenlaisen työryhmän edistyksellisessä laboratoriossa: tutkimme tulevaisuuden riittävän puhdasta vettä, jossa jokaisella uimarilla on voimia kahden tunnin uimakilpailussa!

Men's triathlon race postponed to Wednesday due to River Seine ... (NBC Olympics)

The men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NPR"

The men's Olympic triathlon is postponed due to Seine water ... (NPR)

The event is now set for Wednesday after officials blamed the rain for the delay. France has put $1.5 billion toward cleaning up the Seine, an effort sped ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ESPN"

Olympics 2024: Triathlon officials 'confident' for Wednesday - ESPN (ESPN)

World Triathlon and Paris 2024 officials have said they are "confident" that the men's and women's Olympic triathlon races can be staged on Wednesday ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Men's triathlon race postponed to Wednesday due to Seine pollution ... (Reuters)

The men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Variety"

Olympics Triathlon Competition Postponed Due to Polluted Seine (Variety)

Set to kick off on Tuesday morning, the Olympics men's triathlon swimming competition has been postponed due to pollution in the Seine river.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Verge"

Olympic men's triathlon postponed due to river pollution (The Verge)

The men's triathlon event at the Paris Olympics was postponed today because of pollution levels in the Seine, where the swimming leg of the event was ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "WPTZ"

Men's Olympic triathlon is postponed until at least Wednesday (WPTZ)

The men's Olympic triathlon has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris' Seine River, where the swimming portion of the race was supposed ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Associated Press"

Olympics 2024: Men's triathlon event postponed over water quality ... (The Associated Press)

Concerns about water quality in the Seine River led Paris Olympics organizers to postpone the men's triathlon.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Harvard Athletics"

Lisa Tertsch '21 Ready for Women's Individual Triathlon, Mixed ... (Harvard Athletics)

Former Harvard track & field and cross country student-athlete Lisa Tertsch '21 is on the doorstep of a career milestone, as the Darmstadt, Germany native ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The New York Times"

Olympic Men's Triathlon Postponed Because of Pollution in the Seine (The New York Times)

Water-quality tests early Tuesday showed that the river running through Paris was unsafe for swimming, organizers said.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "PBS NewsHour"

Concerns over water quality in the Seine delays men's Olympic ... (PBS NewsHour)

Officials on Tuesday say they hope the swimming portion of the race will be able to go forward in the long-polluted waterway Wednesday or in the coming days ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Triathlon-Races underway as Seine passes water tests (Reuters)

Athletes dived into the Seine on Wednesday for the Olympic women's triathlon after water tests showed lower levels of bacteria, ending days of uncertainty ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Paris 2024 Press"

Paris 2024 and World Triathlon Statement – 31 July (Paris 2024 Press)

The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20am, have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Axios"

Olympic triathlons to go ahead after water tests show Seine is safe (Axios)

Olympic triathlon athletes will swim in Paris' River Seine as scheduled on Wednesday after officials determined the water to be safe after pollution ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Cronkite News"

From Scottsdale to Paris: 'Snowbird' triathlete Kirsten Kasper takes ... (Cronkite News)

Triathlete Kirsten Kasper dreamed of Olympic glory growing up and now looks to realize it on the roads and in the waters of Paris.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Triathlete"

Cassandre Beaugrand Claims Gold in Wet and Wild Paris Olympic ... (Triathlete)

In a thrilling race that came down to the final stretch, France's Cassandre Beaugrand won her first Olympic gold medal in front of a rapturous home crowd.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Olympics"

Paris 2024 triathlon: All results, as Cassandre Beaugrand wins ... (Olympics)

The French athlete broke from the front in the final lap to claim a thrilling victory in front of an adoring French crowd.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Triathlon-Beaugrand wins women's triathlon gold in French first (Reuters)

France's Cassandre Beaugrand won gold in the women's triathlon on Wednesday, delighting home fans and clinching the country's first ever Olympic medal in ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Variety"

Olympics Triathlon Competition Postponed Due to Polluted Seine (Variety)

After being postponed due to bacterial pollution in the Seine river, the Olympics triathlon swimming races are going ahead today.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "CNN"

Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over ... (CNN)

The triathlon competitions are up and running in Paris on Wednesday after concerns over water quality in the River Seine caused the men's race to be ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NBC News"

Triathletes will swim in Seine as last-minute testing shows the river ... (NBC News)

After months of speculation about whether the River Seine would be clean enough for Olympic athletes to compete in it, officials deemed the water safe for ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Triathlete"

Alex Yee Surges to Gold in Paris Olympic Triathlon (Triathlete)

In an amazing come-from-behind victory, Alex Yee surged ahead of rival Hayden Wilde to take gold in the men's individual triathlon race at the 2024 Paris ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Britain's Yee runs perfect 10km to take triathlon gold (Reuters)

Briton Alex Yee ran a perfectly-paced 10km to snatch a dramatic Olympic triathlon gold on Wednesday, overhauling a fading Hayden Wilde of New Zealand in ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Olympic Channel"

Paris 2024 triathlon: All results as Great Britain's Alex Yee storms ... (Olympic Channel)

The Brit looked to have been beaten to gold by New Zealand's Hayden Wilde but a last-gasp turn of pace saw him claim gold in the final metres.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Triathlon-Yee's 'one last push' earns incredible gold (Reuters)

Alex Yee might have been the fastest runner in the field at the Olympic men's triathlon but he knew "you can't beat the heat" and his considered pacing paid ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Associated Press"

France's Beaugrand and Britain's Yee win Olympic triathlon after ... (The Associated Press)

Cassandre Beaugrand of France won the women's Olympic triathlon, swimming through the Seine River that was under scrutiny for its water quality and ...

Explore the last week