TRIATHLON RACES CLEARED TO GO AHEAD ON WEDNESDAY

Athletes dive into the Seine River for the start of the women’s individual triathlon at the Paris Olympic Games on Wednesday.(Vadim Ghirda / Associated Press)

 Organizers cleared the Olympic women's and men's triathlons to go ahead on Wednesday after the latest Seine river water tests showed lower levels of bacteria, ending days of uncertainty over whether the central Paris swim was viable after heavy rains.

The men's race had been postponed to Wednesday because of bacteria levels.

"The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20 a.m. (local time), have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take place," Paris 2024 and World Triathlon said in a statement Wednesday.

The women's race is scheduled for 2 a.m. ET (8 a.m. local time) and the men's race at 4:45 a.m. (10:45 a.m. local). - Reuters