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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