'absolute chaos'
"Absolute mess"
the start of the triathlon was delayed after a boat dangerously steered into the path of athletes about to jump into the water.
The start of the triathlon race was postponed as a ship dangerously sailed into the waterway where the athletes were prepared to enter the water.
day three of the 2020 tokyo olympics commenced in farcical fashion with a false start in the endurance event.
The third day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off in a ridiculous way, with a misstep at the start of the triathlon.
On the left is the ribbed boat that blocks the athletes
what an extraordinary (false) start to the olympic triathlon!
The start to the Olympic Triathlon was extraordinary (no)!
The competition gun went off, and the ribbed boat actually blocked the athlete's way
the gun went off - but half the athletes had a boat in their way
When the race started, half of the athletes were blocked by the boat
fortunately they didn't get too far, and the second start is under way now.
Fortunately, they didn't go too far, and the second launch also began.
it was eventually won by norwegian kristian blummenfelt and saw a brilliant silver from team gb's alex yee - but got off to a shocking start at the odaiba marine park.
The match was won by Norway's Christian Blumonfeldt, and Britain's Alex Yøy also won a dazzling silver medal – but it all started with the shocking opening from Odajima Marine Park.
The athletes were in the water, and the ribbed boat on the right was still on the track
team gb veteran jonny brownlee eventually came fifth after winning a bronze and silver in the last two olympics.
British veteran Johnny Brownley won bronze and silver medals at the last two Olympic Games, finishing fifth this time.
this time, though, only half of the athletes could jump into the water for the 1.5km swim, with a rib boat block the other half's entry.
This time, only half of the athletes were able to jump into the water for a 1.5-kilometer swim, and a ribbed boat blocked the track of the other half of the athletes.
bbc commentator matt chilton was raging at what he had seen.
BBC commentator Matt Chilton expressed anger at what he saw.
he said: "i have never seen anything like that before at the start of a triathlon - let alone one at the olympics. what a shambles."
He said: "I've never seen that happen at the beginning of a triathlon, let alone at the Olympics. It's a mess. ”
The race was about to start, and the ribbed boat was still on
in the studio was gb triathlete non stanford.
Also in the studio was a British triathlete.
she added: "i've never seen that - definitely not in the olympics.
She added: "I've never seen that happen before – let alone on the Olympics.
"hopefully the guys who did jump in, it didn't affect their race too much."
"Hopefully, the people who jump in, their game won't be too affected too much."
and that was the reaction of stunned viewers on social media.
And that's exactly how stunned viewers on social media reacted.
laura barr tweeted that it was 'absolutely chaos' and 'bloody ridiculous' what happened.
Laura Barr tweeted that what happened was "absolutely chaotic" and "damn ridiculous."
charlie pittock echoed chilton's comments, posting that it was a 'shambles of a start to the triathlon'.
Charlie Pittock echoed Chilton's comments, saying it was "a messy start to the triathlon."
jane bourne commented that 'heads should roll' for the 'terrifying' incident.
Jane Byrne commented that this "terrible" incident should attract attention.
she added that 'it’s a minor miracle that everyone’s actually alive and well'.
She also said that it was a small miracle that everyone could live well [in the arena].
Are you sure? And look at the netizens of the island country of Japan themselves who see this game:
Japanese netizens tweeted: Athletes in triathlon competitions vomited after coming out of the water
Previously, tokyo bay was detected to exceed the standard of E. coli by 21 times, and netizens said that the athletes were too miserable
They fell to the ground and vomited
Everyone can understand just by looking at the Chinese characters in the pictures...
As of the time of this article, I have not seen any reliable official explanation...