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Images of the River Seine and tourists as the men's triathlon event scheduled for Tuesday was postponed until Wednesday due to 'sanitary reasons', as the water was still too polluted, announced the organisers, who had taken the risky gamble of having athletes swim in the river from the outset. IMAGES
The Seine's peak flood reached 4.25 metres in Paris on Saturday, while the famous Zouave statue on the Pont de l'Alma had its feet in the water. IMAGES
Boats parade along the Seine for technical tests, 365 days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. IMAGES
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024, will take part on the River Seine, organisers have announced, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials. More than 160 boats filled with athletes and officials from more than 200 countries will sail almost 6km (4 miles), with organisers expecting crowds of 600,000 people for what they call the largest-ever Olympic ceremony. The closing ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Trocadero, an expanse of gardens and fountains which overlooks the Eiffel Tower. IMAGES
20-year-old French swimmer Arthur Germain is preparing to cross Paris as part of his solo descent of the Seine river, from the source to its end, a 774 km course (480 miles) over 52 days to "raise public awareness of pollution in the river". IMAGES
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