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Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled over water quality concerns
Video Credit: euronews (in English)
Published on July 28, 2024 - Duration: 01:01s
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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Seine
Major river in northern France
Anne Hidalgo
Mayor of Paris since 2014
Olympic Games
Major international multi-sport event
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Capital and largest city of France
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