A triathlete who insisted on competing in the Seine River， where water quality is a concern， vomited 10 times after the race， and the Spanish doctor criticized the organizers， saying， “We are circus clowns．”
8/1 (Thu) 6:14am The men’s and women’s triathlon events at the Paris Olympics were held on July 31st local time. Due to continuous rainfall, large amounts of domestic wastewater have flowed into the Seine River, where the swimming venue is located, causing the water quality to deteriorate. Pre-match practice was postponed for two consecutive days due to concentrations of bacteria, including E. coli, exceeding the standard value. Nevertheless, the organizing committee decided to go ahead with the event, claiming that the water quality had improved. According to the New York Post, Canadian athlete Tyler Mislauchuk vomited 10 times after finishing the race. There are cases where people become unwell or feel nauseous due to extreme fatigue after intense exercise such as triathlons or full marathons, and the newspaper was vague, saying “it is not clear whether Mislauchuk’s vomiting was caused by the quality of the Seine’s water.” Spanish newspaper Marca also reported an interview with Miriam Casillas, a Spanish athlete who participated in the triathlon. “There was no consideration for the athletes,” said Casillas, who is also a doctor. “The organizers prioritized the image of the Seine as the stage.” “If they were concerned about the well-being of the participants, there should have been a plan B (to hold the event somewhere else) rather than here (on the Seine),” he said. He added, “We had eight years to prepare for the tournament. We are like circus clowns. As athletes and as doctors, players should speak up more. In previous triathlons, some athletes have fallen ill during or after the race and had to take antibiotics for months. “It would be a career-destroying situation for an athlete,” he said, criticising the organisation of the Paris Games. Written by: The Digest Editorial Department Previous thread.
>>4 They’re going to Tahiti because they have no choice but to surf, but they probably wanted to do it on the Seine because there’s no sea in Paris. But there are suspicions that the 240 billion yen budget for improving water quality has disappeared somewhere.
It would be fine to hold it in Athens every year. It only comes around once every few decades. There are a lot of inefficiencies in the management of the event.
Since they did surfing in Tahiti, why not do the triathlon in Tahiti as well? It would be great for the locals to have more sports to watch besides surfing.
>>12 When I wrote that it would be better if they held it in a cleaner sea during the Tokyo Olympics, I got a response that if it wasn’t an inland bay, people would die.
The shuttle buses are environmentally friendly and don’t have air conditioning, so it’s very hot and tiring. What if someone collapses from heat stroke?
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