Water quality fails to meet standards; World Aquatics postpones the first day of the open-water events at the Singapore World Championships.

World Aquatics and the Singapore World Championships Organizing CommitteeAn announcement was released in the early hours of July 15 due toThe Palawan Beach track has shown elevated levels of E. coli in the water.The decision has been made to postpone the women's 10-kilometer open-water race, which was originally scheduled for 7:30 a.m. that day.

It is understood that although recent tests over the past few days have all met the required standards, the analysis of samples collected on July 13 revealed that the water quality in the competition area failed to meet the relevant event standards set by FINA.After review by representatives from the World Aquatics Association, the Singapore 2025 Organizing Committee, the World Aquatics Medical Commission, and the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Technical Committee, it has been decided—out of consideration for the athletes' health and safety—to temporarily postpone the event by one day, rescheduling it for July 16.

The World Aquatics Federation and the Singapore Organizing Committee simultaneously announced that they will continue collecting water samples and conducting water quality reviews. World Aquatics already resumed sampling and testing on Tuesday morning, with results expected to be released on Wednesday (the 16th) morning—determining whether the men’s and women’s 10-kilometer race events will proceed as planned.

The open-water events of this year's World Championships were held on Sentosa Island, located in southern Singapore.The women's 10km open-water race was the earliest swimming event of this year's Singapore World Championships. The announcement released by World Aquatics disrupted the athletes' originally planned preparation schedules.

China's open-water swimming team will compete with a lineup of six athletes: Liu Yaxin, Wang Kexin, Cheng Hanyu, Tian Mueran, Zhang Jinhou, and Lan Tianchen.Among them, Liu Yaxin is competing on two fronts and will also take part in indoor pool events such as the women's 200m freestyle.

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