Paris 2024: Belgium withdraw from triathlon mixed relay after athlete falls ill

Belgium have pulled out of the Olympic mixed relay triathlon at Paris 2024 after one of their athletes fell ill. Claire Michel competed in the women's triathlon on Wednesday, finishing 38th. De Standaard, one of Belgium's biggest newspapers, is reporting that the 35-year-old has contracted E coli but BBC Sport has not been able to verify this claim. The poor water quality of the Seine had been a major talking point before and during Paris 2024. It caused the men's triathlon to be delayed by a day, while the practice...