For a while there were high hopes that the triathlons at the Paralympics would run a bit more normally than at the Olympics two weeks ago – in which the men’s race was postponed by a day because of the Seine’s poor water quality – but nothing could be further from the truth: the schedule of the Paralympic Triathlons has already been changed, according to a report from World Triathlon.
The Paralympic Triathlons were scheduled to take place over two days: on Sunday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 2, Para-athletes would race for their most important life in a 4-year cyclus. However, because bad weather is expected in Paris – including rainfall – it has been decided that all triathlons will now take place on Sunday, September 1. When it rains in Paris, the sewers of the city overflow into the Seine, deteriorating the water quality of the world-famous river where normal swimming has not been possible for over a hundred years; hence the decision has now been made to hold the races as early as possible.
During the Olympics, many athletes fell ill because of the water in the Seine.
REVISED PARIS 2024 PARALYMPICS TRIATHLON SCHEDULE
08:15:00 Start PTWC1 Men (PTWC2 wave +3mins)
08:20:00 Start PTWC1 Women (PTWC2 wave +3m38s)
09:25:00 Start PTS3 Men
09:30:00 Start PTS2 Men
09:35:00 Start PTS2 Women
12:00:00 Start PTVI1 Men (PTVI 2/3 +2m41s)
12:05:00 Start PTVI1 Women (PTVI 2/3 +3m11)
12:20:00 Start PTS5 Men
12:25:00 Start PTS4 Men
12:35:00 Start PTS5 Women
12:40:00 Start PTS4 Women
