The athletes became ill after participating in a triathlon in the United Kingdom; Health authorities are investigating the causes

At least 57 athletes developed diarrhea and vomiting after swimming in the open sea during a world championships test. Triathlon in SunderlandsAnd United kingdomLast weekend, the health authorities announced.

Almost 2,000 people took part in the competitions held in the North East of England, which included a test on the beach rocker from the city.

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The UK’s Health Security Agency said this weekend it was investigating the causes of the symptoms and that it would ask those affected to fill out a questionnaire and provide samples for testing.

The Environment Agency conducted water quality tests at the beach three days before the competition and found levels of Escherichia coli bacteria were 39 times higher than normal.

But the British Triathlon AssociationThe governing body criticized the conduct of the tests in a water area where the competition was not held, and the publication of the results after the events of the weekend.

The federation added that its tests met the required levels.

“I’ve been feeling really sick since the race, but I guess that’s what happens when you’re swimming in shit,” Jake Birthwistle, one of the athletes, said on Instagram.

He added that the test should have been “cancelled”, accompanying his letter with the results of the water analysis.

The competition was held in a coastal area that has been at the center of a controversy over sewage disposal, according to The Guardian.

local water company Northumbrian Watersinsisted that there have been no water discharges that “could negatively affect water quality” in Roker since 2021.

For its part, the Environment Agency stressed that the low levels of water quality could be caused by various factors, “including heavy rains”.

In Paris, a swim test in the Seine is scheduled one year after Olympic Games It was canceled this weekend due to pollution levels in the river, due to heavy rains this week.