Tokyo Olympics triathlon site with E. coli at 21 times over safety limit

A recent water quality survey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics triathlon venue found E. coli bacteria at concentrations up to 21 times the level permitted by the sport's governing body, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the events' organizing committee said Wednesday.The metropolitan officials attributed the excessive reading to a record rainfall in the Japanese capital in August -- 21 consecutive days of rain -- as precipitation exceeding the processing capacity of sewage facilities can cause sewage water diluted by rain to be discharged into the ocean.The survey was conducte…READ FULL ARTICLE