Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled
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.
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.
A 2024 Olympics pre-race triathlon event which was planned to take place in Paris' Seine River was cancelled as concerns were risen over water quality.
Organisers said they removed the swimming leg of the triathlon familiarisation scheduled for Sunday after a meeting about water quality among authorities tasked with carrying out tests.
Well, shit happens ;) Sometimes literally.
Yeah. Didnt the president of the country try to appease everyone about the problem?
I believe it was the Mayor of Paris, as you mentioned. She took a dip in the river few weeks ago.