PARIS — Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was confident water quality in the River Seine will be up to Olympic standards this summer — and that she’ll be able to prove it by swimming there, possibly alongside President Emmanuel Macron. Asked Tuesday about whether she’ll meet her promise to swim in the Seine before the Games, Hidalgo said “for …
A French water charity sounded the alarm on April 8 about pollution in the Seine just over 100 days before the start of the Olympics when the river is set to be used for swimming events. In an open letter, the Biarritz-based charity said it "wanted to share with stakeholders its rising concerns about the quality of the Seine but …
A French water charity sounded the alarm on Monday about pollution in the Seine just over 100 days before the start of the Paris Olympics when the river is set to be used for swimming events. In an open letter, the Biarritz-based charity said it “wanted to share with stakeholders its rising concerns about the quality of the Seine but …
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics will take place on the River Seine and there are no ‘Plan B’ alternatives, city officials have insisted. This week French president Emmanuel Macron, and French sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, declared that Paris 2024 will not change course from hosting the ceremony on the Seine and speaking at a press briefing in Paris …
