<p>The triathlon, set to be a centrepiece of the Olympics, was postponed on Tuesday due to too high <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/olympics-2024-triathlon-mens-race-postponed-to-wednesday-due-to-seine-pollution-levels-3127919">pollution levels in the Seine river</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/simone-biles">Simone Biles</a> will be aiming to win her fifth Olympic gold when she appears in the women's team final and French judo champion Clarisse Agbegnenou defends her title.</p><p>Here's what you need to know about the Olympics on Tuesday:</p>.<p>The men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in a statement, dealing a blow to organisers and leaving athletes facing more uncertainty.</p><p>The race was postponed to Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. (0845 GMT), immediately after the women's event.</p><p>Should levels of bacteria remain too high by Wednesday morning, both the men's and women's races are likely to be postponed to Friday.</p>.<p>Eleven gold medals are up for grabs on Tuesday, including women's rugby sevens, table tennis mixed doubles and a series of swimming races.</p><p>The US, led by Biles, are heavy favourites to win gold in the artistic gymnastics team final.</p> .<p>The last day of action in a hugely successful rugby sevens programme features the semis and finals of the women's event.</p> .<p>Reigning champion Agbegnenou of France defends her title in front of a partisan home crowd in the under-63kg division.</p><p>In the men's under-81kg category, three-times world champion Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia is the clear favourite and could take on Japan's reigning Olympic champion Takanori Nagase.</p> .<p>And we're not just talking about the fights for medals. A heatwave is hitting France and the temperature is due to rise to 35 degrees Celsius (95°F) in Paris and 37 degrees in Chateauroux, where the shooting competitions are taking place.</p><p>In Marseille, sailors donned ice vests to beat the searing Mediterranean heat.</p> .<p>Daiki Hashimoto turned heartache into unimaginable joy as he overcame a fall from the pommel horse to power Japan to the gold medal and edge out China in a pulsating gymnastics men's team final on Monday. That put Japan top of the medal table with six golds, ahead of hosts France and China who have five.</p>.<p>After losing to Novak Djokovic in singles on Monday, 14-times French Open champion Rafa Nadal now has only the doubles competition left to add to his two Olympic gold medals.</p><p>Partnering Carlos Alcaraz, they face a Dutch team on Tuesday in the second round.</p>
<p>The triathlon, set to be a centrepiece of the Olympics, was postponed on Tuesday due to too high <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/olympics-2024-triathlon-mens-race-postponed-to-wednesday-due-to-seine-pollution-levels-3127919">pollution levels in the Seine river</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/simone-biles">Simone Biles</a> will be aiming to win her fifth Olympic gold when she appears in the women's team final and French judo champion Clarisse Agbegnenou defends her title.</p><p>Here's what you need to know about the Olympics on Tuesday:</p>.<p>The men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in a statement, dealing a blow to organisers and leaving athletes facing more uncertainty.</p><p>The race was postponed to Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. (0845 GMT), immediately after the women's event.</p><p>Should levels of bacteria remain too high by Wednesday morning, both the men's and women's races are likely to be postponed to Friday.</p>.<p>Eleven gold medals are up for grabs on Tuesday, including women's rugby sevens, table tennis mixed doubles and a series of swimming races.</p><p>The US, led by Biles, are heavy favourites to win gold in the artistic gymnastics team final.</p> .<p>The last day of action in a hugely successful rugby sevens programme features the semis and finals of the women's event.</p> .<p>Reigning champion Agbegnenou of France defends her title in front of a partisan home crowd in the under-63kg division.</p><p>In the men's under-81kg category, three-times world champion Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia is the clear favourite and could take on Japan's reigning Olympic champion Takanori Nagase.</p> .<p>And we're not just talking about the fights for medals. A heatwave is hitting France and the temperature is due to rise to 35 degrees Celsius (95°F) in Paris and 37 degrees in Chateauroux, where the shooting competitions are taking place.</p><p>In Marseille, sailors donned ice vests to beat the searing Mediterranean heat.</p> .<p>Daiki Hashimoto turned heartache into unimaginable joy as he overcame a fall from the pommel horse to power Japan to the gold medal and edge out China in a pulsating gymnastics men's team final on Monday. That put Japan top of the medal table with six golds, ahead of hosts France and China who have five.</p>.<p>After losing to Novak Djokovic in singles on Monday, 14-times French Open champion Rafa Nadal now has only the doubles competition left to add to his two Olympic gold medals.</p><p>Partnering Carlos Alcaraz, they face a Dutch team on Tuesday in the second round.</p>