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

Concerns over the water quality of Paris’ Seine River have continued into the 2024 Olympics, with a pre-race triathlon event there canceled Sunday

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Swimming triathlon training cancelled due to poor water quality in Seine

The individual races are due to take place in central Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Olympic triathlon practice cancelled due to pollution in River Seine, less than 24 hours before first race

A training session for the swimming section, due to held in the Paris river, has been cancelled just 24 hours before the main event

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Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rains

Days before they’re set to plunge into the Seine River during the Paris Olympics, triathletes are holding out hope that the famous waterway’s bacteria levels would be safe enough for swimming

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Gianmarco Tamberi says sorry to his wife for losing wedding ring in the Seine

The Italian highjumper, a flagbearer for his country, revealed the ring slipped off his finger during the Paris 2024 opening ceremony.

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Italy flag-bearer offers to remarry his wife after losing wedding ring in Seine during Olympics Opening Ceremony

The honor of a lifetime quickly became a nightmare for Italy's high jumper

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Poor Seine water quality after heavy rain set to force triathletes to miss training sessions at Olympics

Olympic triathletes in Paris are set to miss their first practice session in the River Seine on Sunday because of the deteriorating water quality

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'Bloody oath' - Australians want triathlon swim

The Australian triathlon team is adamant the swim leg of their events should go ahead, despite rain raising concerns about the River Seine water quality.

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Heavy rain sparks concerns over Olympic swimming - as Seine fails water quality test days before events

Paris City Hall noted that water quality last week was in line with European rules in six days out of seven, but failed on the day where the mayor of Paris took a dip

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Olympics opening ceremony: a little Gaga, a lot of spectacle, and universal uplift

How Paris 2024’s Olympics opening ceremony set spirits – and much else – soaring, embracing the Seine, the streets and the skies. Craig McLean reports

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Paris Olympics become a matter of medals after stars reign on the Seine

The first medals will be handed out at the Paris Olympics on Saturday after the 2024 Games were officially launched with a spectacular four-hour, rain-soaked ceremony along the river Seine.

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Paris Olympics 2024: Braving attacks by arsonists and pre-opening chaos, city of love gets Olympics underway with grand ceremony

PARIS: The incessant wailing of police sirens could be heard at the stroke of 12 on Friday afternoon outside the Palais des Congres. The city was on high alert. Heavily armed police personnel had started cordoning off the area close to the River Seine. This beautiful world city, which moves…

The Times of India

Olympics Opening Ceremony a Fitting Tribute to Paris and Its People

After fans were unable to attend the displays in Tokyo and Beijing, crowds roared back Friday, flocking to the Seine to watch a powerful show befitting the host nation.

Sports Illustrated

Celine Dion's stunning Olympics return

The singer closed out an Opening Ceremony that included Lady Gaga, a mystery figure, Marie Antoinette and more

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Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony: a high-kitsch, riverside spectacle

An armada of boats carrying athletes along the Seine, dangling dancers and parading drag queens – all under torrential rain

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2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony review: Interminable Seine procession is a washout

The river Seine procession was battered by driving rains. Despite some silver linings, including a hotly-anticipated Celine Dion comeback, the cloudy ceremony was too much filler, too little killer, writes Nick Hilton

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Carl Lewis, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams endure rocky Seine boat ride with Olympic flame

At Friday’s opening ceremony for the Paris Games Carl Lewis nearly came unstuck against his toughest opponent yet: a rocking boat.

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Singing, spectacle and subplots on the Seine in the rain

Five highlights of an innovative, and very wet, Olympic opening ceremony in Paris

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Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in pictures

The athletes’ parade down the Rivers Seine featured 85 boats.

France 24

In pictures: Paris Olympics kicks off with ambitious Opening Ceremony on the Seine

Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rule-breaking Opening Ceremony studded with stars and fantasy, showcasing the city’s resilience as authorities dealt with suspected acts of sabotage that targeted France's high-speed rail network earlier in…

Evening Standard

Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony defies rain with River Seine boat spectacle and Lady Gaga performance

Singer Gaga and Zinedine Zidane among stars who took part in dazzling ceremony

The Independent UK

Florent Manaudou is wrong about France and Paris Olympics will prove it

Paris 2024 can disprove the host nation’s flagbearer, as Paul Eddison outlines how France can pay tribute to the great Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who conceived the modern iteration of the Games

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Spectators soak up Seine spectacle as rain pours on Paris

Olympics opening ceremony creates sporting armada of world’s top athletes but locals bemoan lack of access

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Rainy Weather Dampens Parade Of Nations In Paris

Despite inclement weather, the Parade of Nations in Paris showcases unity and resilience as participants and spectators brave the rain along the River Seine.

International Business Times

Long Queues, Ticketing Problems Ahead Of Paris Opening Ceremony

Thousands of spectators faced long queues and ticketing problems as they arrived for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics along the River Seine on Friday.

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