Police boats participate in a technical navigation rehearsal on the Seine river for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, on June 17, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN’s Abril Elfi
3:40 PM – Saturday, June 22, 2024
A monitoring report from the city of Paris has revealed that the Seine river remains too dirty to accommodate the Paris Olympics triathlon and open-water swimming events.
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According to the report, routine samples taken from June 10th to June 16th at various locations along the Seine revealed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria.
Paris organizes triathlon and marathon swimming competitions for athletes to take place in the Seine during the Olympics. According to The Associated Press, the men’s triathlon is the first such event and is set for July…
