Athletes competing in the upcoming Olympic marathon swimming events repeatedly face training delays due to water quality issues in the River Seine.Paris Olympics organisers said…
PARIS — People have been living along the Seine for more than 3,000 years and they’ve been dumping trash, human waste and whatever else they want…
Organisers say race is postponed to Wednesday and blame excessive pollution in river on heavy rains.The Olympic men’s triathlon was postponed hours before its scheduled…
PARIS — The men’s Olympic triathlon planned for Tuesday has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine River, where the swimming portion of…
NewsFeedPollution and fast currents in the River Seine forced the cancellation of triathlon training sessions for a second time. Athletes will find out if the…
Céline Dion returned to the world stage Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony, and the gravity of the moment was not lost on…
Pollution in the River Seine has forced the cancellation of Sunday's proposed swimming training for Olympic triathletes in Paris.A joint statement from Paris 2024 and…
1 of 13 | A boat carrying athletes from Team Greece travels on the river Seine in the Parade of Nations during the Opening Ceremony…
Russia and its ally Belarus are banned from sending athletes to the Games amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.The 36 Russian and 24 Belarusian…
NewsFeedWith just days to go before the Paris Olympics, the city’s Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a swim in the Seine as the river was finally…
PARIS — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip Wednesday in the Seine, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted waterway was clean enough to…
Anne Hidalgo is the latest French politician to take the plunge and show River Seine is clean enough for Olympic events.The mayor of Paris, Anne…
In short: E. coli levels in the Seine frequently exceeded safe levels according to European standards over the first eight days of June.A roughly $2.25…