1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: The men's Well, that means we are less than half 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,279 Speaker 1: an hour away from our first medal at the Olympics. 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: It'll either be a silver or gold from the women's 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: seventeen seven's team. The men's triathlon, while meanwhile at the 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: Olympics has been postponed at the last minute due to 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: the water quality. 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 2: In the river. 8 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: Senn Hayden Wild and Dylan McCulloch were due to compete 9 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: for New Zealand at six o'clock last night our time. 10 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: That's now moved to eight forty five pm our time today. 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: Hopefully they will be competing, but there are more checks 12 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,639 Speaker 1: on the river's water quality to come. Joining me now 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: is Herald Sports supporter Michael Burgess, who is in Paris 14 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: for us. Good morning, good evening, afternoon to you, Michael, 15 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: tell us what's happening with the river? 16 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, that's a big question, I'd say for 17 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 2: a lot of people, because we really don't know. I mean, 18 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: what I can tell you is that they've basically got 19 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 2: three more days to sort this out. Friday, as far 20 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 2: as we know, is the last day they could hold 21 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 2: the men's triathlon in the river. That's sort of their 22 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 2: final day if they can't. It'll have to be a 23 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 2: duathlon where it's just the bike and the run. So 24 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 2: they've got a couple more days to sort it out. 25 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 2: But yeah, this morning Paris time is really unfortunate, especially 26 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: for the athletes. You mentioned they woke up about five 27 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: am because they're expecting a race that starts at eight am, 28 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: and they wake up, set their alarm and then they 29 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 2: get the news on their phone that oh, it's postponed. 30 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: So that's really tough for them, I imagine, because you 31 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: know you're wanting to sleep well then to perform, you 32 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 2: wake up all excited and the races and on. But 33 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 2: basically there's still some worries about the level of bacteria 34 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 2: in the river. Even though the French government spent one 35 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 2: point four billion euros on cleaning it up, it's not 36 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: quite meeting the standard of World Triathlon. So organizes the saying, look, 37 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: there's been a bit of rain, that'ssue, but it's been 38 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: sunny the last few days, so it should be fine 39 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 2: for tomorrow. As you said, eight forty five pm New 40 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: Zealand time, it should be fine. But we still just 41 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: don't know. 42 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: They must be nervous recks, I mean waking up every 43 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: morning and we're going to bed first of all, not 44 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: knowing if you're going to race tomorrow or not. It 45 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: must be hard if they do go to a giathlon. 46 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: Would that benefit Hayden wild is swimming his strong suit 47 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: or is that one of his weaker parts of the race? 48 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: And is anyone thinking there to hell with it, let's 49 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: just swim with the coal II, because you know, I 50 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: would rather be sick with a gold medal. 51 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 2: It's a good point, actually, right, because you're only going 52 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 2: to get sick later, aren't. You're not going to get 53 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: six straight away. You know, you get sick a few 54 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 2: days later. So I guess there's a point where you 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: could you could always take that gamble. It's a good question, 56 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: you pose. I asked Hayden about that, you know, before 57 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 2: the Olympics, and yeah, his it would help him. It 58 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: would help him if there was no swim, because he 59 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: is so good on the run and the bike, so 60 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: he's still good in the water, but he's really good 61 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: in the other two legs. So you take this form out, 62 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: it only helps him. So it's only a good thing 63 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: in a way. But he also made an interesting point. 64 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 2: He said he wouldn't really like you know, there'd be 65 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: a funny feeling about competing in a trithon at the 66 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 2: Olympics and maybe winning a medal, But it's not a trithlon. 67 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: Does it always be an asterisk attached to that? So 68 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: I'm sure he's definitely not his preference. And as you say, 69 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: I can't imagine what these athletes are going through because 70 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: they've waited four years or three years for this and 71 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: I'm not sure when they're going to compete. 72 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: No, it's and after a billion dollars, you've still got 73 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: a filthy river. Michael, thank you very much for being 74 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: with us this morning. It's Michael Burgess, the Herald sports 75 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: supporter in Paris, and I can tell you that the 76 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: Americans have just taken bronze in the women's sevens competition. 77 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: For more from News Talks B listen live on air 78 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: or online, and 79 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: Keep our shows with you wherever you go with our 80 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: podcast on radio.