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French gendarmes watch over boats from a fleet of 55 taking part 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)
Paris' river Seine was too dirty when tested on June 16 to allow the Olympic triathlon and open-water swimming events to be held there, the results of an analysis showed Friday.
"Samples from the Seine do not meet the standards we will have this summer" for the river when the Olympic Games are held from July 26 to August 11, Paris region prefect Marc Guillaume said.