- BBC cameras captured Tyler Mislawchuk being sick at the end of the event
- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
A triathlete vomited at the end of a gruelling men’s race at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk, 29, was seen being physically sick on live TV after finishing ninth in an epic contest.
It had come after a tough race for the men, which ended in temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius in the French capital.
The race was won by Britain’s Alex Yee, who produced a superb comeback to catch and surpass New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde to take gold.
The event was postponed from Tuesday morning after organisers deemed the water quality in the Seine to not be good enough for the competition.
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Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk finished ninth in the men’s triathlon and vomited after the race
It was not confirmed that the races would be able to go ahead on Wednesday until the early hours, with the men pushed back to after the women’s race.
That meant the conclusion of the men’s race coincided with a rise in temperatures, adding to the difficulty for the competitors.
Organisers said samples taken showed ‘much lower’ levels of bacteria than the threshold for the event to take place, with the hope now that the future events in the river, the triathlon mixed relay and marathon swimming, will not face such uncertainty.
The 1.5km swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run proved too much for some of the field, including Mislawchuk.
Other athletes were seen sprawled out on the mat at the finish line after completing the energy-sapping course.
