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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This handout illustration released on December 15, 2021 by Paris 2024 Olympic Committee shows Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024, which will take part on the River Seine, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials. "We are working heavily on Plan A, which remains the central scenario, and the very, very …
PARIS — As the countdown clock to the Paris Olympics passed the 100-day mark, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed large over the milestone celebrations on Wednesday. “We are heavily working on Plan A which remains the central scenario and the very, very dominant scenario,” France’s Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said. She added, enthusiastically …
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 …
