French sports minister takes symbolic dive into river Seine in Paris
French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.
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French sports minister swims in Seine ahead of Olympics
PARIS : French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea Castera took the plunge and swam in the River Seine on Saturday, in a publicity moment that French authorities hope will show the capital's river is clean enough and ready to stage swimming events at the Olympic Games.
Paris 2024 sets up reserve site for marathon swimming if Seine unsuitable
PARIS : The Paris 2024 marathon swimming event could be taking place just outside Paris should the River Seine not be suitable for bathing, organisers said on Friday.
AC-free ambition for Paris Olympic village melts away
PARIS: Although designed to be eco-friendly and free of air-conditioning, the Paris Olympic village will be fitted with 2,500 temporary cooling units when athletes arrive later this month, organisers said on Tuesday (Jul 2).
Seine water pollution levels still well above limits one month before Games
PARIS : Water pollution levels in Paris' River Seine were still much higher than allowed for bathing, data showed on Friday, one month before the Olympics in which the capital's landmark waterway is meant to be one of the swimming venues.
Paris Mayor: overseas visitors should not be worried by rise of French far-right
PARIS : Visitors from overseas travelling to Paris for next month's Olympic Games should not be worried by the rise of the French far-right National Rally (RN) party, now leading in polls for a parliamentary election, said the Paris Mayor on Wednesday.
‘The time of the whole car city is over’: How is Paris encouraging walking and cycling?
It’s a beautiful day for it. The sun bounces off the white squares of the picnic cloth which runs from the Arc de Triomphe to Avenue George V. Traffic lights are still turning from red to green, conducting no one.
Paris Olympics organizers say swimming events still set for cleaned-up Seine River
Despite the complication of recent heavy rain, swimming in the River Seine is still the plan at the Paris Olympics after a $1.5 billion US investment to improve the water quality.