Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill

FILE – Australia’s Natalie Van Coevorden (15), Belgium’s Claire Michel (5) and Ekaterina Shabalina, of Kazakhstan (32) compete in the swim leg of the women’s individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday Aug.4, 2024 that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed in the women’s triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition,” the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said in a statement. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)