Men's triathlon to go ahead in River Seine despite water quality concerns

The Olympic men's triathlon will go ahead despite concerns over the water quality in the River Seine.

The event was initially slated to kick off in Paris on Tuesday, but organisers opted to give it at least a further day as readings remain 'above acceptable limits'.

Officials spent an estimated $2.47 billion in an attempt to clean up the water prior to the Games kicking off, but were unable to get it to the required level in time.

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The men's event is now locked in for Wednesday night at 6.45pm AEST, with the women's event to be held two hours prior.

World Triathlon released a statement confirming the event will take place as planned after the initial postponement.

"Following a meeting on water quality held - attended by Paris 2024, representatives of World Triathlon and their technical and medical delegates - the stakeholders involved have confirmed that the women's and the men's triathlons will go ahead as planned," the statement said.

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"The results of the latest water analyses ... have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take place."

Two days of training sessions in the Seine were cancelled due to the issues this week.