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France's Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Amelie Oudea-Castera, left and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Triathlon gold medalist Alexis Hanquinquant gesture as they swim, in the River Seine, in Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2024. Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday, less than two weeks before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Ministry Of Sport, Olympic And Paraolympic Games via AP)

French sports minister takes a symbolic dip in the Seine ahead of the Paris Olympics

July 13, 2024 at 8:12 a.m.

French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.

People sit along the Seine river with stands installed on its banks, on July 4, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Backup plans set for open-water events if Seine River is deemed unsuitable for swimming at Paris Olympics

July 5, 2024 at 11:18 a.m.

The organizing committee for the Paris Olympics has unveiled backup plans for open-water events if the Seine River is deemed unsuitable for swimming.

Election anxiety curbs Olympic enthusiasm among Parisians just 3 weeks before the Summer Games

July 4, 2024 at 8:46 a.m.

Just three weeks before the Olympics, the excitement that was building up in the host city is now mingled with anxiety about France’s political future.

Barges cruise on the Seine river during a rehearsal for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, Monday, June. 17, 2024 in Paris. The river will host the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26 with boats for each national delegation. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Dozens of boats cruise the Seine in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony on July 26

June 17, 2024 at 9:46 a.m.

Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ unique opening ceremony next month.

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