Daniel Wiffen confirms River Seine made him sick at Olympics
River Seine caused Irish Olympian Daniel Wiffen to be 'rushed to hospital'
Olympic hero Daniel Wiffen has spoken up about why he pulled out of carrying the Irish flag on the Paris Olympics closing ceremony.
The 23-year-old confirmed that he got sick over the past couple of days after swimming in the River Seine.
“I’m OK, I was a bit ill for the past couple of days from the River Seine, but I’m starting to recover now and it’s gone through my system, so I’m looking forward to this,” he told Cool FM during Team Ireland homecoming celebration on Monday.
Ahead of the ceremony, Wiffen posted on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Thanks everyone who reached out, I’m incredibly disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to be flag bearer last night. 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 and I hope to be well enough to seeing everyone when we get home.”