1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: It's happening, it's going ahead. The Olympic triathen will start 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: this evening. New Zealand time. There has been, as I'm 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: sure you're aware, uncertainty over water quality in the River 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: Senne due to elevated bacteria levels and the fact that 5 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: it's the River Senn and they've got terrible wastewater and 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: storm water systems there. The latest tests apparently show compliance 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: with quality standards, and both the men's and women's event 8 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: will start on time with the men's events. Late Olympics 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: commentator Lelena Good is in Paris and joins me now, 10 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: bon sois or bonjour, Lelena. 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, bonjour for me, bonoiter you good evening, Nice to 12 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 2: chat to you, Lovely to speak to you from Paris. 13 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: As that water any cleaner than yesterday or the day before, well. 14 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: They were hoping a week of sunshine, which we have 15 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: had here actually in Paris, after the inclement weather and 16 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 2: the opening ceremony, we had a week of really hot 17 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: sunshine and the testing agents were saying that we needed 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: that heat to try and sort out the bacteria in 19 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: the Seine. I would like to remind everyone that the 20 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: French authorities here have spent one point five billion dollars 21 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: on making sure that the water quality is suitable for 22 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: the triathlon. I have been across the Seine for work, 23 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 2: probably sixty four times in the last five days, and 24 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: I have not seen one person in the thirty four 25 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: degree heat bathing in the Seine. It's not something that's 26 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 2: appealing to a lot of people. But the technicians have 27 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: come out, they've tested the water. The bacteria levels are fine, 28 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: and according to them, the races are definitely going ahead, 29 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 2: with the women's kicking off shortly. But the other thing 30 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: is the other thing is it did rain overnight, so 31 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: we had rain at about three o'clock in the morning, 32 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 2: just when they made the call at three thirty in 33 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: the morning, so the rain came down. So that's gonna 34 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 2: stir the gorgeous girl up a little bit more. And 35 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: she is there is a protector of France. That's why 36 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: she's here. She's sick once, so let's see if she 37 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: can hold off. 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: For the race. Don't even start me on the fact 39 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: that they advise athletes at three thirty in the morning 40 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: because most of the athletes are asleep, so they have 41 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: to tell the coaches and so the ethics policy, do 42 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: not even know the athletes are ready for a dawn race, 43 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: not ready for a midday race. Because here's the big 44 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: thing now, the heat. 45 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, it's called off now, thank goodness. Yesterday was 46 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: thirty six degrees at around nine o'clock in the morning, 47 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 2: but it's definitely called off now with that rain. I 48 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 2: think the track will be a little greasy on the 49 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 2: bike though, lots of the roads are wet. And when 50 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 2: it comes to Hayden Wild, he's just a machine and 51 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 2: a motor on the bike, it's the bike and are. 52 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: In fact, the swim is probably his first leg, the 53 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 2: worst leg. When it comes to the triathlon, it's the 54 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: one that has tried to focus on the most. So 55 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 2: for as much as it was proposed that if it 56 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: wouldn't go ahead today, it would definitely go ahead on 57 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: Friday as a juwathlon. But that's not the Olympic triathlon 58 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: and the French would be embarrassed by that. So the 59 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: triathlon is going ahead. The testing has been down, the 60 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 2: athletes are lining up and hopefully we receive another metal 61 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 2: for New Zealand via Hayden Wild. He won the bronze 62 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 2: in Tokyo he's got to go one. 63 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: Better now, just quietly, just between you and meat Living, 64 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: let's just call the truth here, you know, come on, 65 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: it's the French. They spent one point five billion dollars 66 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: on it. The whole world is watching. I reckon it 67 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: would have gone ahead even if the water wasn't good enough. 68 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: Oh look, all I know is no one's swimming in 69 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: it at the moment, and even if they do swim 70 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: in it, they're not going to get sick today. They'll 71 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 2: get sick next week. There's a lot of money invested 72 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 2: in it, a whole lot of money invested in it. 73 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: I'm kind of glad the triathlon will take place. I 74 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: know my fellow commentators are really pleased the fact that 75 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 2: they'll be calling a triathlon, not a jew athlon. So 76 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: it's going ahead, and they're revealing all the testing as well, 77 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 2: so as far as we know, it's full kosher and 78 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 2: good to go, and I'm quite looking forward to watching 79 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 2: the race, both the women's and the men's. 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