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Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled over water quality concerns

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Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled over water quality concerns

Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled over water quality concerns

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a famous dip in the river less than two weeks before Olympic events were set to start, hoping to prove that the infamously polluted waterway was clean enough to host swimming competitions.


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Anne Hidalgo Anne Hidalgo Mayor of Paris since 2014

WATCH: Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in Seine before Olympics [Video]

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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and a top Olympic official swam in the Seine River on Wednesday amid water quality concerns ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Credit: euronews (in English)    Duration: 01:00Published
Paris Mayor swims in Seine river but will it really be clean enough to host Olympic events? [Video]

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Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River to show that Paris' river is clean and safe.

Credit: euronews (in English)    Duration: 00:50Published

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