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Poor Water Quality Forces Olympic Organisers To Cancel Seine Swimming Training

Jude Obafemi, THEWILL -
August 06, (THEWILL) – Olympic organisers cancelled open water swimming training in the River Seine on Tuesday, due to poor water quality. This marks the fifth time events have been affected, following four previous cancellations of triathlon events...
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Water Quality Concerns Force Belgian Triathlon Team Withdrawal

Jude Obafemi, THEWILL -
August 05, (THEWILL) – Belgium has withdrawn from the Olympic mixed relay triathlon after one of its athletes fell ill following the women's triathlon event. Claire Michel, who competed in the River Seine on Wednesday, was taken to the...
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Olympic Triathlons To Proceed After Seine Water Quality Improves

Jude Obafemi, THEWILL -
July 31, (THEWILL) - The Olympic women's and men's triathlons were given the green light to take place on Wednesday, following improved water quality tests in the Seine River. This decision ended days of uncertainty over whether the central...
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Paris Olympics Triathlon Delayed Due To Seine Pollution

Jude Obafemi, THEWILL -
July 30, (THEWILL) - The men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed due to high pollution levels in the Seine River. World Triathlon announced the decision, rescheduling the event to Wednesday, following...
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FeaturesSegun Adeyemi, THEWILL -

Inside FG’s Ecological Intervention for Kano Farmers

Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada used to pool their money to buy plastic sheets, trapping enough water to irrigate small patches of land. They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.
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