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Lauren Parker makes her way down the Champs-Elysees in the triathlon.

A tale of revenge: Lauren Parker braves ‘horrific pain’ to win triathlon

After a delayed start due to water contamination, the Australian triathlete led the charge in the Seine River and down the Champs-Elysees.

  • Sophie Aubrey

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Triathletes flush with success

River deep, E. coli high.

Olympics day five in photos.

As it happened: Zhanle world record turns heads as Chalmers charges to silver, heartbreak for Matildas and O’Callaghan

Kyle Chalmers powered home in the 100m and Mollie O’Callaghan missed the podium on a night belonging to a young French star. The Matildas lost. Fox won gold again.

  • Billie Eder, Scott Spits, Andrew Wu and Vince Rugari
France has spent billions cleaning up and decorating the Seine for the Olympics.

Olympic triathlon events to go ahead as Seine passes water quality tests

The decision comes as a relief for the 110 athletes expecting to compete, and for Paris authorities who have promised a swimmable Seine as a long-term legacy.

  • Billie Eder
Ducks swim along the Seine River in front of the Eiffel Tower during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Men’s triathlon postponed due to pollution levels in the Seine

Paris authorities had promised to make the Seine swimmable as a key legacy of the Games, and spent $2.3 billion on wastewater infrastructure to contain sewage.

  • Rob Harris
A tourist boat makes its way along the Seine River by the Alexandre III bridge, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Yasin Dar)

It was the centrepiece of the opening ceremony. We still don’t know if it’s swimmable

Pollution levels have forced Paris 2024 to cancel a triathlon swimming training session for the second consecutive day. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Julien Pretot
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Swimmers in the Seine

Stinky Seine: Where fish go to die and Olympics poo protests are born

How has a river carrying so much harmful bacteria that swimming in it has been illegal for a century become an official swimming venue at the 2024 Olympics?

  • Emma Kemp
Matthew Hauser won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

‘I’d swim in anything’: Stinky Seine won’t stop this triathlete from swimming

Matthew Hauser is Australia’s top-ranked triathlete, and if the Seine is safe to swim in, nothing will stop him from getting to the start line.

  • Billie Eder
Jacob Birtwhistle, Matthew Hauser, Natalie van Coevorden and Sophie Linn.

Australia back in business as a force in triathlon

Australia won bronze in the triathlon mixed relay, their coach declaring the podium at the Olympics in Paris was now realistic.

  • Michael Gleeson
Matthew Hauser (C) of Team Australia (centre).

‘Nice to get the job done here’: Australian Hauser nails triathlon bronze

Matt Hauser has won Australia’s first medal of the Commonwealth Games, winning bronze in the triathlon and missing silver by just three seconds.

  • Michael Gleeson

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