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Technicians remove the pontoon for the start of the triathlon events after the event was postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine River, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday ...
Simply put: Nope, no chance I’d jump in the dirty Seine River. Paris Olympians may not have that choice. Let me explain. If marathon swimming and triathlons are held in the Seine as planned ...
Paris — The first Olympic swimming event in the Seine river has been postponed as tests of the river water continue.. The swimming leg of the men's triathlon was originally scheduled to happen ...
Simply put: Nope, no chance I’d jump in the dirty Seine River. Paris Olympians may not have that choice. Let me explain. If marathon swimming and triathlons are held in the Seine as planned ...
Paris' river Seine, fresh off its use for the Olympics' opening ceremony, will play host to swimming events. The problem is it's dirty. E.coli-dirty.
Paris spent 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to prepare the river ahead of the Olympics. In addition to the swimming portion of the triathlon, the marathon swimming event also is expected to be ...
Paris’ aim, said chief Paris Games organizer Tony Estanguet, was “to show to the whole world and to all of the French that in this country, we’re capable of exceptional things.” Spectators cheer as ...
A 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French government’s efforts ...
A key promise in Paris’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics was that its famous river, the Seine, would be cleaned up in time to host open water swimming events: the triathlon, paratriathlon ...
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics.
Simply put: Nope, no chance I’d jump in the dirty Seine River. Paris Olympians may not have that choice. Let me explain. If marathon swimming and triathlons are held in the Seine as planned ...