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Athletes swim in the Seine river from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games. Paris, Aug. 17, 2023

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Video. Paris Olympics swimming test event cancelled over water quality fears

Updated: 20/08/2023 - 16:18 GMT+2

The cancellations this weekend pose a new challenge to the Paris Olympics organisers and the city’s ambitions to reopen the iconic river to public swimming after the Games.

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