It should be a stunning set piece of Paris 2024 - triathletes competing in the River Seine, bringing swimming back to the centre of this city. But concerns about water quality mean the first event ...
Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, the street artist James Colomina set up an installation by the Seine River selling bottled water from the river ironically described as “finely polluted.” ...
Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. The women's and men's triathlon took place on 31 July in the river Seine. As the Olympic triathlon events took place Wednesday ...
You won’t have much trouble finding the Seine, as it flows directly through the heart of Paris. The river is perhaps one of the most famous waterways in the world and an attraction in itself.
The opening ceremony, triathlon and marathon swimming for the Paris Olympics are scheduled to be held on the River Seine. Although many Parisians used to swim in the Seine, the practice has been ...
Pre-Olympics swimming race in River Seine cancelled due to dirty water Paris practices for 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine As of January, local authorities only have a few months left ...
The BBC joins Paris mayor for swim in cleaned-up Seine Close Parisians joined the city's mayor for a dip in the River Seine, which has been cleaned up in time for the Olympics. It is the first ...
rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River. On-and-off showers did not seem to hamper the enthusiasm of the athletes. Some held umbrellas as they rode boats down the river ...
UPDATE (July 30 at 9:00 a.m. ET): After two training sessions for the men's individual race were canceled due to high pollution levels in the River Seine (where the open swimming leg is to take place ...