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Olympics organizers confirmed that triathletes 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. Organizers said that “the women’s and the men’s triathlons will go ahead as planned on 31 July at 8am and 10.45am respectively” following a “meeting on water quality” held at 3:30 am (0130 GMT). “The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20am, have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take place,” organizers said in a statement. “We will swim,” World Tri…

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