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PARIS: France's David Aubry felt a wave of relief wash over him after he scraped through to the Olympics men's 800 metres freestyle final at La Defense Arena on Monday (Jul 29) in a brutal heats session where some of the favourites were eliminated.
It's been a topic of conversation for months: Will the Seine be clean enough for swimming after French officials spent more than $1.5 billion US to clean the polluted river?
Ireland's Daniel Wiffen posted the fastest time in the heats for the 800m freestyle on Monday, and the world champion now has his sights set on making history in Tuesday's final. Wiffen could become the first Irishman, and just the second Irish athlete ever, to claim Olympic swimming gold -- and his hopes were boosted with challenger Sam Short of Australia, considered the favourite by some analysts, failing to qualify. The 23-year-old Wiffen topped qualifying in 7:41.53, ahead of Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi.
Daniel Wiffen oozed class in winning his heat of the men's 800m freestyle, advancing to Tuesday's final in fine style.
India At Olympics 2024: Early exits: A look at Indian athletes who bowed out of Paris Olympics on Day 2. In table tennis, veteran ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal made a shock exit from the Paris Olympics men's singles competition, losing 2-4 to lower-ranked Deni Kozul of Slovenia in a round of 64 match on Sunday.
Two-time world champion Summer McIntosh qualified for Monday's final of the Olympic women's 400-metre individual medley in Paris.
Paris Olympics organisers cancelled the triathlon swimming training session for the second day in a row on Monday (Jul 29) after recent heavy rain affected water quality levels in the Seine.
Commentator Bob Ballard has been removed from the commentary panel by broadcasters after the veteran made a sexist remark on air during a swimming event. The Australia women's 4x100m freestyle swimming relay team were on the way off the pool deck after winning the gold medal at their event, when Ballard, while commentating on Eurosport, said, "you know what women are like... hanging around, doing their make up."