This was so predictable, and so unnecessary. The Paris Olympics officials have known for years that there was no guarantee that the Seine would meet water quality requirements. They had plenty of time to select an alternate backup site near Paris. The fact that they failed to do so was pure vanity and politics. There are a number of other bodies of water that have hosted successful triathlons in recent years. The surfing events were way off in Tahiti so it obviously wasn't a requirement to do everything within Paris. I feel bad for the athletes who trained hard for years only to be jerked around at the last minute by lazy and incompetent officials.