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Triathletes can have a lonely existence. Yes, they are part of a team, but in the end, it is an individual sport. The thousands upon thousands of kilometres they spend running, swimming and biking to reach their peak leaves them a lot of time alone with their thoughts, and a lot of time for self-doubt to creep in.
PARIS : Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo finally swam in the River Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to try to convince doubters that its waters will be clean enough to hold Olympic swimming events.
Over eight days in August 1900, dozens of swimmers dove into the muddy waters of the Seine River in Paris to compete in the second Olympic Games. Cheering crowds packed the riverbank, as the strong downstream current carried athletes to impossibly fast finish times.
With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in?
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.
LONDON : Cobblestones, steep stone steps, powerful river currents and a strong France squad are among the challenges facing some of the fittest athletes in the world in Paris at the Olympic triathlon.
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.
PARIS : France's Kevin Mayer, a two-time Olympic silver medallist in decathlon, crashed heavily during the 110-metre hurdles leg of a triathlon at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday.