PARIS, Aug 4 — Paris Olympics organisers have cancelled today’s swimming training session for the triathlon mixed relay event after recent heavy rain affected water quality levels in the Seine.

PARIS, July 29 — Paris Olympics organisers cancelled the triathlon swimming training session for the second day in a row today, with 24 hours until the men’s race, after heavy rain affected water quality levels in the Seine.

PARIS, July 28 — The Olympics’ triathlon swimming training session scheduled for today has been cancelled after recent heavy rain in Paris affected pollution levels in the Seine, organisers said in a statement.

PARIS, July 5 — Water pollution levels in Paris’ Seine river have improved, data showed yesterday, three weeks before the Olympics, in which the French capital’s landmark waterway is meant to be a swimming venue.

PARIS, June 28 — Water pollution levels in Paris’ River Seine are still much higher than allowed for bathing, data showed today, one month before the Olympics in which the capital’s landmark waterway is meant to be one of the swimming venues.

SYDNEY, June 5 — Australia will provide protective treatment for athletes competing in the waters of the Seine at the Paris Olympics, and the final decision on whether they take the plunge will rest with the swimmers.