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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said he is ready for a dip in the Seine before the Paris 2024 Summer Games. "I haven't received an invitation yet, but if I do, I'll be happy to do it. I hope it's not too cold," Bach, 70, said in a round table discussion with international journalists on Friday in Lausanne. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to swim in the Seine with French President Emmanuel Macron and top Olympic officials before the Games to prove that the water quality of the river has improved. Hidalgo said she would jump into the water at the end of June or beginni...
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Paris Olympic organisers are confident that improvements to the water quality of the River Seine will be sufficient for the open-water swimming competitions to take place there as scheduled in four months. The prefect of the Île-de-France capital region, Marc Guillaume, said on Wednesday that €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) has already been spent on better water quality after complaints from swimmers in warm-up events over potential sewage in the river. Persistent heavy rainfall caused canals to overflow, resulting in waste water entering the river and a concentration of bacteria. Catch basins and...
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The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26 will use the River Seine and the natural light of the setting sun to create a memorable spectacle, chief Games organizer Tony Estanguet said on Friday. For the first time in the history of the Olympics, the opening ceremony will not be organized in a stadium, but in the heart of the host city. Around 160 boats will take the several thousand athletes on a six-kilometre route down the Seine and past some of the most famous sights in Paris from the Pont d'Austerlitz to the Eiffel Tower. A total of 12 artistic productions are planned al...
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