Sailing-Ice vests offer cool couture in the heat of the Med
MARSEILLE, France : Searing temperatures are posing an extra challenge for Olympic sailors, with some donning ice vests to beat the heat.
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Olympic triathlon swim training in Seine canceled again - ESPN
PARIS — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day Monday.
Suspense Over Olympics Triathlon As River Seine Fails Water Tests Again
Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine on Monday due to water pollution, increasing uncertainty over whether the men's and women's races will go ahead as scheduled in the coming days. The men's race is set to take place on Tuesday morning, with organisers set to make a last-minute decision when they have reviewed the latest laboratory results overnight. The waterway is still polluted after heavy rain storms on Friday during the opening ceremony in Paris and again on Saturday, which led to discharges of raw sewage.
American water polo star Maggie Steffens' sister-in-law dies before Paris Olympics
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Is the Seine safe for Olympic competition? So far, the answer is no
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?
July 29 Olympics schedule: Basketball, swimming, volleyball - ESPN
The 2024 Olympics are off and running! July 29th festivities include beach volleyball, canoeing, badminton, equestrian, field hockey, water polo, and more.
Ireland's Daniel Wiffen Has Eyes On Historic Swimming Gold
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.
Sailing: Mozambique sailor charts new waters for Africa
MARSEILLE, France: Deizy Nhaquile was nine when she first stepped into a dinghy in Mozambique, but she and her mother were fearful about the safety of the sport and decided she should stop.