With the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics fast approaching ... on June 23 because of the river's water level and the amount of bacteria present. "The Seine is exquisite," Hidalgo said.

Leading into the Paris Olympics, the safety of the Seine River was something Olympic officials had to monitor. On Tuesday, ...

The Seine River is supposed to host swimming events for the Paris Olympics this summer. However, less than two months before the games, a local government bulletin released on June 21 reported a ...

PARIS — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in? Triathlon and marathon swimming are ...

The swimming portion of a practice run for the Olympic triathlon was canceled Sunday because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River, but Paris officials said they're confident that ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reports on river Seine, the storied French waterway that was once nearly biologically dead but is not ...

PARIS--A hot-air balloon ... off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River. On-and-off showers ...

The River Seine, which flows through the heart of ... the home of the annual French Open tennis tournament. During the Paris Olympics, the Roland Garros will host tennis, boxing, wheelchair ...

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Seine river police gear up for security - Seine, Paris, France - July 2, 2024 Police officers are pictured on the river Seine during the tour REUTERS/Sarah ...

Things like swimming in the Seine at the Paris Olympics brought a focus on the river being an asset rather than a liability." As a sign of that change of public perception in recent years ...