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The most beautiful places to visit in Paris
2 months, 4 weeks ago

The most beautiful places to visit in Paris

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sacré-Cœur open image in gallery The Sacré-Cœur’s dome is open for visitors to see Paris from up high The Basilica …

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Paralympic organisers postpone triathlon in Seine over water quality
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympic organisers postpone triathlon in Seine over water quality

The Hindu  

Paralympic organisers on Sunday postponed the triathlon by a day over worries about the River Seine’s water quality. “The latest analysis shows a deterioration in the water quality of the Seine following heavy rainfall over the past two days,” the organisers said. “It was decided to schedule the 11 medal sessions of the Para triathlon on September 2,” they added, …

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Paris Olympics 2024: Marathon swim test cancelled over water quality concerns in Seine river
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Marathon swim test cancelled over water quality concerns in Seine river

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The cancellation of Tuesday’s marathon swimming test event comes a day after the triathlon mixed relay event was held in the river that runs through the center of the French capital. Water samples drawn early Monday showed E. coli levels ranging from “good” to “very good” at four collection points in the river, World Aquatics said. AP Paris: A test …

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A tour of Paris: The men’s and women’s Olympic road races highlight city’s spectacular sights
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A tour of Paris: The men’s and women’s Olympic road races highlight city’s spectacular sights

Associated Press  

PARIS — The road races in cycling at the Olympics are an opportunity for the host city to shine. And here is a look at what riders will see as they covered the cobbles and tarmac in the race for a medal: Pont d’Iena and the Eiffel Tower The start of the men’s and women’s road races is the Pont …

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‘It didn’t taste great.’ Olympic swimming in the Seine finally happens.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘It didn’t taste great.’ Olympic swimming in the Seine finally happens.

Live Mint  

PARIS : France spent $1.5 billion to turn the Seine, the famously filthy river that flows through the heart of Paris, into a body of water that human beings could enter without contracting illness. That represented a nightmare scenario for organizers, who long insisted that their audacious idea to have athletes swim in the Seine wouldn’t only work, but would …

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Seine unsafe for Olympic triathlon swimmers: Risks of swimming in polluted water
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Seine unsafe for Olympic triathlon swimmers: Risks of swimming in polluted water

Hindustan Times  

Olympic swimming events in Paris’ Seine river have been postponed due to health concerns. 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 the race was supposed to take place. Seine E. coli levels a health concern Water tests from the Eau de Paris monitoring …

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Fans and athletes blast Paris Olympic Games organisers for a lack of cold water as temperatures in French capital reach a scorching 37C
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Fans and athletes blast Paris Olympic Games organisers for a lack of cold water as temperatures in French capital reach a scorching 37C

Daily Mail  

There was fresh humiliation for Games’ organisers last night after sweltering fans and athletes blasted the lack of cold water as concerns about E.coli in the River Siene led to the men’s triathlon being postponed. In the early hours of Sunday morning, a pre-race triathlon event due to take place in the Seine was cancelled due to water quality concerns …

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2024 Paris Olympics: Lady Gaga delivers dazzling performance during the opening ceremony
4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Paris Olympics: Lady Gaga delivers dazzling performance during the opening ceremony

The Hindu  

The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network. Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. The Grammy- …

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2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony review: Interminable Seine procession is a washout
4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony review: Interminable Seine procession is a washout

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And yet, as Claire Balding announced at the commencement …

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Top 6 moments from the opening ceremony of 2024 Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Top 6 moments from the opening ceremony of 2024 Paris Olympics

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Opening ceremony of 2024 Paris Olympics: The rain made it damp, some of the performances made it boundary-breaking and genre-defying, while the ceremony on the Seine River made it unprecedented. It eventually ended with French Olympic gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec together lighting up the Olympic cauldron as President Emmanuel Macron declared the 2024 Paris Olympic Games open. …

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Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu Carry Tricolour Over Seine as French Conjure up Instant Classic
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu Carry Tricolour Over Seine as French Conjure up Instant Classic

News 18  

Live Updates: Paris Olympics 2024 Day 1 India Stay tuned for live updates on India’s performance on Day 1 of the Paris Olympics 2024. GO4TSMerci Carl Lewis, Rafael Nadal, Nadia Comaneci, Serena Williams, un relais de légendes#Paris2024 📷 Getty / Richard Pelham pic.twitter.com/vq7pbS549T — Paris 2024 July 26, 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: ZIZOU'S BACK! 🔥 …

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Paris Games open on the Seine under tight security, downpour
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Games open on the Seine under tight security, downpour

Hindustan Times  

Paris woke up shadowy and went through the day subdued. Zinedine Zidane, the French footballer, walked with the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony of the games Certainly not when Zinedine Zidane, the French magician with his foot and the ball, walked with the Olympic torch to chants of “Zizou, Zizou” at the final stretch of the Paris Games opening …

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Paris embraces its ‘crazy’ idea to deliver Olympics opening ceremony like no other
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris embraces its ‘crazy’ idea to deliver Olympics opening ceremony like no other

The Independent  

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At the Olympic opening ceremony, a force of nature upset the plan but not the point
4 months, 4 weeks ago

At the Olympic opening ceremony, a force of nature upset the plan but not the point

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games. The sunset that was supposed to light up a Parisian sky, create indelible images to last a lifetime, change the way we view Olympic opening ceremonies — that never came. Under all that gray, this Olympic opening ceremony became profoundly appropriate. As the early evening pushed to night in Paris, the athletes …

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Latest tests show Seine water quality was substandard when Paris mayor took a dip
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Latest tests show Seine water quality was substandard when Paris mayor took a dip

Associated Press  

Tests results released Friday showed the water quality in the River Seine was slightly below the standards needed to authorize swimming — just as the Paris Olympics start. Heavy rain during the opening ceremony revived concerns over whether the long-polluted waterway will be clean enough to host swimming competitions, since water quality is deeply linked with the weather in the …

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Paris glitters in the rain for ambitious Olympic opening ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris glitters in the rain for ambitious Olympic opening ceremony

Associated Press  

Paris has kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony. Athletes travel by boat along the Seine River during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening …

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Olympics opening ceremony moments: Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musicians
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics opening ceremony moments: Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musicians

Associated Press  

Catch up on AP’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, with performances from Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and more. A torch bearer runs atop the Musee d’Orsay, in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. Members of the United States team do a Tiktok dance while traveling along the Seine …

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Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance

Associated Press  

Catch up on AP’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, with performances from Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and more. PARIS — Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. “Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a very …

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Paris Olympics opening ceremony cheer undampened by security checks, threat of rain
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics opening ceremony cheer undampened by security checks, threat of rain

Hindustan Times  

The Olympic fever hit Paris, and the French capital is excited about the mega sporting event's opening ceremony on Friday despite the threat of rain and heavy security. Security patrol the Seine river in Paris, France, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26 The athletes from different countries will be carried on a flotilla …

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Olympics opening ceremony saw no major reported issues, French official says
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics opening ceremony saw no major reported issues, French official says

Associated Press  

Catch up on AP’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, with performances from Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and more. PARIS — France’s interior minister praised security forces after no major issues were reported Friday during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Here’s a look at what’s happened with security so far: No major incidents at opening ceremony “We …

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Olympics Highlights, Opening Ceremony Paris 2024: Ceremony concludes with lighting of hot-air balloon cauldron
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics Highlights, Opening Ceremony Paris 2024: Ceremony concludes with lighting of hot-air balloon cauldron

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Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony Highlights: Amelie Mauresmo and a host of other French sporting icons conclude the Olympic torch relay in the Gardens of the Tuileries in central Paris after French president Emmanuel Macron declares the Games open. Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony LIVE: Basel-Mulhouse airport in French-Swiss border opened after brief closure Rain could play spoilsport in Paris …

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July 26, 2024, Olympics news and results
54 years, 11 months ago

July 26, 2024, Olympics news and results

CNN  

Attendees take pictures of the Eiffel Tower as lasers light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images An opening ceremony unlike any other got the 2024 edition of the Olympic Games officially underway in Paris Friday night. Franck Fife/Pool/AP Celine Dion returns: After a stunning light show on the Eiffel Tower, …

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Is the River Seine clean for Olympic swimming? Paris mayor takes a dip to prove a point
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Is the River Seine clean for Olympic swimming? Paris mayor takes a dip to prove a point

The Independent  

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Paris shines through summer storm in spectacular Olympic opening ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris shines through summer storm in spectacular Olympic opening ceremony

LA Times  

All around the city there was talk of bad weather and nervous glances toward a dour, gray sky. It seemed that nothing — not even a drenching summer storm — could stop the Paris Olympics from staging one of the most spectacular opening ceremonies ever. U.S. flagbearers Coco Gauff and Lebron James stand the the front of the Team USA …

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