Olympic swimmers may have found a possible cure to beating the E. coli-riddled Seine River that has been one of the huge storylines at the 2024 Paris Olympics — a can of Coca-Cola. 6 Several Olympic athletes say they drink Coca-Cola after swimming in open waters to help fight off infections. REUTERS“There’s no harm in drinking a Coke after a race,” New Zealand’s Ainsley Thorpe told the Wall Street Journal after the Women’s Triathlon last week. REUTERSDr. Maria Abreu, the president of the American Gastroenterological Association, said Coke wouldn’t have much effect on an Olympic athlete’s intestines. 6 Olympic triathletes compete in the swim lef of the Women’s Individual Triathlon at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on July 31, 2024.

Source: The Star August 08, 2024 07:30 UTC