{"id":2320031,"date":"2024-08-06T13:54:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T17:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-olympians-forced-to-withdraw-after-official-event-in-the-revolting-seine\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T14:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:01:22","slug":"three-olympians-forced-to-withdraw-after-official-event-in-the-revolting-seine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-olympians-forced-to-withdraw-after-official-event-in-the-revolting-seine\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Olympians Forced to Withdraw After Official Event in the Revolting Seine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthree-olympians-forced-to-withdraw-after-official-event-in-the-revolting-seine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Multiple Olympians have had to withdraw from their events,\u2062 primarily\u200b due to a\u200d sickness linked to the river Seine, as highlighted during the \u2063ongoing Paris Games. Belgian triathlete Claire Michel had to pull out \u2063of a mixed-team relay after suffering a severe E. \u2062coli infection,\u2063 which required hospitalization. Although Michel\u2064 has\u2062 returned \u2062to\u2062 the Olympic Village, her team was compelled to forfeit the race.\u200d The Belgian \u2063Olympic \u200dCommittee expressed concerns over the river&#8217;s sanitary conditions, \u2062suggesting that events should\u200c not be held in such polluted waters.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Swiss team also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-buffett-dead-at-76-after-acknowledgement-on-social-media\/\" title=\"Jimmy Buffett, 76, passes away after social media announcement.\">faced health issues<\/a>, with triathlete\u200d Adrien Briffod dropping out due to \u2062a\u200b stomach\u200c illness, followed by Simon Westermann, also suffering from a \u2064gastrointestinal ailment. Although the \u200cSwiss team did not directly attribute \u2064the illnesses \u2064to the \u2062Seine, the\u2064 rapid succession of \u2062withdrawals raised alarms about the safety of \u200cthe competition environment. Belgian Olympian Jolien Vermeylen had previously shared unsettling experiences regarding the water quality during her event,\u200d emphasizing \u2064the need for improvements \u200bin future\u2062 triathlon competitions. <\/p>\n<p>the situation has highlighted the\u2062 challenges and\u2063 potential risks athletes face due to polluted competition venues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Multiple Olympians have been forced to withdraw from their events after being hit with a crippling sickness, an infection that many are linking to the river Seine.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian athlete Claire Michel and two Swiss athletes withdrew from a mixed-team relay race leading on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Michel&rsquo;s own team has been quiet on her sickness, but according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standaard.be\/cnt\/dmf20240804_95365378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belgian media<\/a>, the Olympian was stricken with a four-day infection of E. coli and had to receive treatment at a hospital in France.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete has since returned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/swimmer-banished-olympic-village-creating-inappropriate-atmosphere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic Village<\/a>, but Belgium&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-says-decision-to-bar-shacarri-richardson-from-olympics-disappointing\/\" title=\"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Says Decision To Bar Sha\u2019Carri Richardson From Olympics \u2018Disappointing\u2019\">relay team<\/a> was still forced to forfeit the race after Michel&rsquo;s withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[T]he Belgian Hammers will not start in the Mixed Relay competition at the Paris Games tomorrow,&rdquo; the Belgian Olympic Committee said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teambelgium.be\/artikels\/update-belgian-hammers-os-parijs-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This decision, as well as the communication about it, was taken in consultation with the athletes and the entourage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women&#039;s Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears &#039;Black Lives Matter&#039;\">national team<\/a> ended its statement with a tactful bit of advice for the Games&rsquo; organizers: Quit making athletes compete in an unsanitary river.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The [Belgian Olympic Committee] and Belgian Triathlon hope that lessons will be learned for future triathlon competitions,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-bannon-bid-to-avoid-prison-sentence-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rejects Bannon bid to avoid prison sentence - Washington Examiner\">committee&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are thinking of training days that can be guaranteed, competition days and formats that are clear in advance and circumstances that do not cause uncertainty among athletes, entourage and fans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another Belgian Olympian famously spoke out on the Parisian waterway&rsquo;s corrupted contents last week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While swimming under the bridge, I felt and saw things that we shouldn&rsquo;t think about too much,&rdquo; Belgian triathlete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-triathlete-enraged-forced-swim-nasty-water-saw-things-shouldnt-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jolien Vermeylen said<\/a> last Wednesday after ingesting a bit of the river&rsquo;s water during an event.<\/p>\n<p>Vermaylen said, the water &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t taste like Coca-Cola or Sprite, of course.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Judging by what has happened to Switzerland&rsquo;s national team, the Belgians are right to doubt the river&rsquo;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Swiss Olympic Team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissolympicteam.ch\/de\/news\/details?pageId=5472d312-39c3-4f3e-a270-87b59d39069f&amp;entryId=S199369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced the withdrawal<\/a> of triathlete Adrien Briffod.<\/p>\n<p>Briffod&rsquo;s departure was blamed on an unspecified stomach illness, which the Swiss Olympic team did not directly link to evens taking place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-organizers-suffer-embarrassment-forced-cancel-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filthy Seine<\/a> despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennis-phenom-chosen-as-female-flag-bearer-for-us-olympic-team-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tennis phenom chosen as female flag bearer for US Olympic team - Washington Examiner\">athlete&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s individual events in the river.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Westermann, a reserve Olympian for the Swiss, was tapped to replace Bifford. Unfortunately, it appears the curse of the Seine wasn&rsquo;t done ravaging the Swiss team.<\/p>\n<p>One day after the shakeup, the Swiss team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissolympicteam.ch\/de\/news\/details?pageId=5472d312-39c3-4f3e-a270-87b59d39069f&amp;entryId=S199407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced Westermann&rsquo;s withdrawal<\/a> due to yet another gastrointestinal illness. However, the team&rsquo;s announcement said Westermann did not test in the Seine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two dropouts within a few days are very unusual and, first and foremost, unfortunate for the athletes,&rdquo; the national team&rsquo;s release read. &ldquo;They were really looking forward to this Olympic race. 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Belgian athlete Claire Michel and two Swiss competitors withdrew from a mixed-team relay race scheduled for Monday. While Michel&#8217;s team has not provided details about her condition, Belgian media reports indicate that she suffered from a four-day E. coli infection and required hospitalization in France. Although she has since returned to the Olympic Village, Belgium&#8217;s relay team was still unable to compete following her withdrawal. The Belgian Olympic Committee announced on Sunday that &#8220;the Belgian Hammers will not start in the Mixed Relay competition at the Paris Games tomorrow.&#8221; They added that this decision was made after consulting with the athletes and their support staff.<\/p>\n<p>The committee concluded its statement by advising event organizers against having athletes compete in unsanitary waters: &#8220;The [Belgian Olympic Committee] and Belgian Triathlon hope that lessons will be learned for future triathlon competitions,&#8221; they stated, emphasizing the need for guaranteed training days, clear competition formats, and conditions that do not create uncertainty for athletes, their teams, or fans.<\/p>\n<p>Another Belgian athlete recently expressed concerns about the polluted waterway. Triathlete Jolien Vermeylen remarked last Wednesday after accidentally swallowing some river water during an event: &#8220;While swimming under the bridge, I felt and saw things we shouldn&#8217;t dwell on too much&#8230; it doesn\u2019t taste like Coca-Cola or Sprite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given recent events affecting Switzerland\u2019s national team, it&#8217;s understandable why Belgians are wary of the river&#8217;s safety. On Saturday, Swiss triathlete Adrien Briffod withdrew due to an unspecified stomach illness; although his team did not directly connect his condition with competing in the contaminated Seine.<\/p>\n<p>Following Briffod\u2019s exit, Simon Westermann was named as his replacement but soon faced similar issues\u2014he also had to withdraw due to another gastrointestinal ailment just one day later. The Swiss team&#8217;s announcement clarified that Westermann did not test positive while competing in the Seine but acknowledged how unusual it is for two athletes to drop out within such a short timeframe: \u201cTwo dropouts within a few days are very unusual and unfortunate for these athletes,\u201d they stated. \u201cThey were really looking forward to this Olympic race.\u201d In high-level sports like this one, however, quick adaptation is crucial when facing unexpected challenges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2320032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Seine-river.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4690,4825,37342],"class_list":["post-2320031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athletes","tag-olympics","tag-seine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Seine-river.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}