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World Triathlon confirmed that Olympic athletes will compete on Wednesday, after the men’s event had to be postponed after the River Seine was not deemed clean enough to swim in. “We will swim,” World Triathlon wrote in a brief post on social media platform X early on Wednesday. The post also included an emoji to represent a face with a look of triumph. The event was originally scheduled for Tuesday but is now set for Wednesday at 10:45 am (0845 GMT), after the women’s race which keeps its 8 am slot. Had the water quality not improved, the events could have been moved to Friday. The last resor…

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