Belgium’s Olympic committee announced that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine fell ill
Belgium’s Olympic committee announced on Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine fell ill.
Claire Michel, who competed in the women’s triathlon in Paris on Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition,” the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said in a statement.The mixed relay triathlon is scheduled to take place on Monday, with the swimming portion slated for the Seine. The statement did not elaborate on Michel’s illness but it comes after.
Swiss officials said on Saturday that triathlete Adrien Briffod, who also swam in the Seine on Wednesday, fell ill with a stomach infection. But they said it was “impossible to say” whether it was linked to the swim and that the other delegations told them none of their triathletes had reported stomach problems.
Swiss officials said in an update on Sunday that Simon Westermann, who had been scheduled to replace Briffod, also had to withdraw because of a gastrointestinal infection. Westermann had not participated in any swims in the Seine, the statement said.
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