Officials say two triathlons in British Columbia’s Central Okanagan have been cancelled due to heavy smoke and poor air quality from wildfires burning throughout the province.
The remaining races for both the Super League Triathlon in Penticton and the Kelowna Apple Triathlon were cancelled early Sunday morning.
“I’ve learned more about air quality in the last three few days than I have in my entire life,” said Super League co-founder and managing director Chris McCormack.
Athletes from 19 countries are in Penticton for the race, some from as far as Australia and Venezuela. The event is a qualifying race for the
This story was originally published on CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heavy-smoke-and-poor-air-quality-force-cancellation-of-two-okanagan-triathlons-1.4791155?cmp=rss.