La squadra di triathlon belga ha annunciato che si ritirerà dalla staffetta mista delle Olimpiadi di Parigi dopo che Claire Michel, una delle loro atlete, è stata ricoverata in ospedale. Michel si è ammalata dopo aver nuotato nella Senna durante la competizione individuale femminile⁵⁶.

Il compagno di squadra Marten Van Riel ha criticato duramente l’organizzazione, affermando che “gli atleti sono solo burattini in uno spettacolo di burattini”¹¹¹². La decisione di ritirarsi è stata presa a causa delle preoccupazioni per la qualità dell’acqua della Senna, che ha portato a livelli elevati di batteri E. coli²⁴.

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