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Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape

The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine

The Independent UK

Australians keeping watchful eye on Seine water quality

Australian Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares notes if competition goes ahead in the River Seine as planned, try stopping competitors from taking part.

AAP

Paris inaugurates massive water storage basin to clean up River Seine for Olympics

French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.

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France's Macron reaffirms possibility of sending troops to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, saying the issue would "legitimately" arise if Russia broke through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv made such a request, in an interview with the Economist published Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Huge River Seine stormwater basin opens ahead of Paris Olympics

Government and Olympics officials on Thursday inaugurated the Austerlitz basin – a massive underground cistern that's a key part of efforts to enmake the River Seine remains clean enough to host swimming events during the Paris Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Can Paris still deliver on its Olympic promises with only three months to go?

The Eiffel Tower was supposed to greet the world’s athletes in a fresh coat of golden shimmer, the River Seine would be swimmable for the first time in 100 years and Paris was going to host the first-ever off-stadium opening ceremony in Olympic history. The hopes and expectations for the…

France 24

Paris Olympics organisers mark 100-day countdown with sale of 250,000 tickets

Paris Olympics organisers launched the sale of 250,000 tickets on Wednesday as part of initiatives to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the Opening Ceremony along the River Seine on 26 July.

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Parisian fashion at heart of Olympic uniform

Australian Olympians now know what they will be wearing when they parade down the River Seine in the opening ceremony at the Paris Games.

AAP

Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine could move for security reasons, says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high.

France 24

Macron says Olympic opening ceremony on Seine River could be scrapped if security risk is too high

French President Emmanuel Macron says the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high

The Independent UK

Paris Houseboats Pump Sewage Onshore To Help Olympic Swimmers

As Paris races to clean up the River Seine for the Olympics, houseboat owner Stephane Bachot is one of around 230 river dwellers to have hooked up his kitchen and bathroom to the city sewers.

International Business Times

NBC Network's Olympics Opening Ceremony Coverage to Make IMAX Debut

Olympic Games Paris 2024's Opening Ceremony on the River Seine will be presented live at 150+ IMAX screens nationwide, a first

TV Tech

Anger as police clear homeless from tents along banks of Seine

Security forces in Paris have evicted some 400 people living in tents along the River Seine as rising waters threatened to flood its banks. Rights groups say the move is part of a broader attempt to remove homeless and migrant populations ahead of the Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

Scaled-back opening ceremony for Paris Olympics to offer 326,000 tickets

A total of 326,000 tickets are set to be sold or given away for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on the River Seine, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Tuesday, giving the exact number for the first time. Security fears have seen the size of the waterborne parade dramatically…

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Old Paris balconies ‘pose risk to crowds watching Olympics opening ceremony’

Authorities consider inspection of all buildings lining River Seine route after property warnings

Radio France Internationale

Paris mayor to take a dip in the River Seine days before Olympics

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has promised that she'll take an "historic dip" in the River Seine in July in the days leading up to the 2024 Olympics.

International Business Times

Paris Olympics Chief Insists River Seine Will Host Opening Ceremony

The chief organiser of the 2024 Paris Olympics insisted Wednesday there were no plans to move the opening ceremony of the Games from the river Seine amid ongoing speculation about the hugely ambitious water-based show.

France 24

IOC 'extremely confident' about Paris Olympics, executive director says

In exactly 200 days from now, the Olympic Games will be taking over Paris. There are promises of sporting glory, but security and logistical challenges are already raising a number of concerns, especially over the ambitious opening ceremony on the River Seine. FRANCE 24's James Vasina spoke to Christophe Dubi,…

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French musical maestro Thomas Roussel on working with superstar Pharrell Williams

On the first arts24 music show of the year, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with French composer, conductor and producer Thomas Roussel. He weaves between classical and electronic genres, and has performed in spectacular locations such as China's Forbidden City, as well as conducting an orchestra on the River Seine. 2023…

Radio France Internationale

French sports minister says 'no plan B' for Olympics opening ceremony

The French government will keep a plan to hold the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine even after a deadly attack in the French capital at the weekend amplified existing security concerns.

France 24

FRANCE 24's special programme on the 1-year countdown to the 2024 Paris Paralympics

The 2024 Paris Paralympics will officially begin on August 28, just 17 days after the Olympics's closing ceremony. Watch FRANCE 24's special programme marking the one-year countdown to the start of the games presented by James Vasina.

France 24

Triathlon test for Paris Olympics to go ahead in Seine river

Organizers of a triathlon event ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics said Wednesday that conditions have been met for athletes to swim in the River Seine in the coming days, after a previous test had to be cancelled earlier this month due to bad water quality.

France 24

Paris ‘bouquinistes’ resist plans to remove riverside book kiosks for Olympics

The green, second-hand book kiosks that line the River Seine are beloved by both tourists and locals, but new plans could see the distinctive sheds dismantled as part of a massive security operation for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, set to take place along the river. But the…

Radio France Internationale

Pre-Olympics swimming race in River Seine cancelled due to dirty water

A pre-Olympics swimming test competition due to take place Sunday in the River Seine in Paris has been cancelled due to pollution, the international swimming federation said after analysis of the latest water samples.

France 24

Seine Olympic swimming test cancelled as heavy rains damage water quality

Heavy rains have set back plans to test Paris' readiness for swimmers to race in the River Seine at next year's Summer Olympics but Games organizers say the waterway will be better prepared in 2024.

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