{"id":3977,"date":"2024-08-12T21:28:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T21:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3977"},"modified":"2024-08-12T21:28:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T21:28:22","slug":"olympic-flag-bearer-rushed-to-hospital-before-closing-ceremony-due-to-scary-sickness-from-polluted-seine-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3977","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Flag Bearer Rushed To Hospital Before Closing Ceremony Due To Scary Sickness From Polluted Seine River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Irish Olympic swimmer Daniel Wiffen appears to be the latest victim of the Seine River.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympian had to be rushed to the hospital before Sunday\u2019s Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The swimmer was meant to carry the Irish flag for the event, but he had a medical emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Wiffen finished in 18th place after a grueling 10km swim through the River Seine.<\/p>\n<p>He has now revealed that he became \u201cvery unwell\u201d ahead of the closing ceremony, having been chosen as one of Ireland\u2019s flagbearers at the Stade de France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks everyone who reached out, I\u2019m incredibly disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to be flag bearer last night,\u201d Wiffen said on social media.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>\u201cYesterday I rushed to hospital as I was very unwell with a bug that I am being treated for, and I am feeling better now. I hope everyone enjoys the evening and I hope to be well enough to seeing everyone when we get home.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks everyone who reached out, I\u2019m incredibly disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to be flag bearer last night.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I rushed to hospital as I was very unwell with a bug that I am being treated for, and am feeling better now. I hope everyone enjoys the evening\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Wiffen (@WiffenDaniel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WiffenDaniel\/status\/1822814392775262466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because of how bad he felt in the event, he also annonced he was retiring from open water swims due to how bad it was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was probably one of the worst things I\u2019ve ever done,\u201d he told<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTE2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1821865171247137208%7Ctwgr%5Eb96b7e71c393cda551ea409e64ba5b9e25527380%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2132276action%3Dedit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0RTE<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m retiring from open water.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cIt\u2019s probably one of the worst things I\u2019ve ever done\u201d \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Never change Daniel Wiffen, never change \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\udc4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rteolympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rteolympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/teamireland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#teamireland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vdv1bhRH2f\">pic.twitter.com\/vdv1bhRH2f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RT\u00c92 (@RTE2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTE2\/status\/1821865171247137208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Paris reportedly spent billions to clean up the River Seine ahead of the Summer Olympics, but they had problems due to rain in the area.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-irish-swimmer-daniel-wiffen-had-a-dynamic-2024-paris-olympics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irish Swimmer Daniel Wiffen Had a Dynamic 2024 Paris Olympics<\/h2>\n<p>Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen was \u201crushed to hospital\u201d after being forced to withdraw from the closing ceremony due to illness, but that shouldn\u2019t diminish his performance in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Wiffen secured gold in the 800-meter freestyle at La Defense Arena, making history as the first Irish man to win an Olympic gold in the pool.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, he also secured a bronze medal in the 1,500m freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irish Olympic swimmer Daniel Wiffen appears to be the latest victim of the Seine River. 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