Germany Win Thrilling Olympic Mixed Team Relay Triathlon
Sumaira FH Published August 05, 2024 | 02:10 PM
Paris, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Aug, 2024) Germany won gold in the mixed triathlon relay on Monday at the Paris Olympics, with the build-up to the event marred by news that a Belgian athlete had fallen sick after swimming in the Seine last week.
Germany's Laura Lindemann won a sprint finish in the final leg, narrowly edging out Taylor Knibb from the United States in second and Beth Potter from Britain in third in a thrilling end to the race through central Paris.
Knibb and Potter were so close they needed a photo to separate them. Britain were initially awarded silver but officials reversed the decision after an appeal from Team USA.
The relay is a four-person sprint triathlon, with two men and two women completing a 300-meter swim, a seven-kilometer (4.3-mile) bike ride and a 1.8km run.
The Seine was used for the swim on Monday, as it was for the men's and women's individual triathlon last Wednesday.
But the river has been dogged by pollution problems despite a 1.4 billion Euros ($1.5 billion) upgrade to improve the Paris sewerage and water treatment system.
No athletes' training in the Seine has been possible since the start of Games after the water repeatedly failed water tests, with bacteria levels above authorized limits.
On the eve of the mixed relay, the Belgian National Olympic Committee (COIB) revealed that Claire Michel had fallen sick after the women's triathlon last week.
"The COIB and Belgian Triathlon hope that the lessons will be learned for future triathlon competitions at the Olympics," the committee said in a statement.
The Belgian team withdrew from Monday's relay event as a result.
The Paris 2024 organizing committee said in a statement that testing on the day of the individual triathlon last week had shown that the quality of the water was "very good" based on World Triathlon's criteria.
"The decision on whether to proceed with an event is taken by the international federation, World Triathlon, in coordination with Paris 2024, and based on the test results and a range of (notably health) criteria," it said.
"Paris 2024 wishes to remind everyone that the health and well-being of athletes is our top priority," it added.
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