Pride House, PARIS and Olympic Games
Pride House on Seine River barge is inaugurated by Paris Olympics organizers
PARIS -- The Pride House of the Paris Olympics was inaugurated on a barge in the Seine River by Games organizers on Friday. The boat, moored between the Grand Palais and the Place de la Concorde in the city center, is meant to be a safe space for LGBTQ athletes and visitors during the Olympics and Paralympics.
Opening ceremony test on River Seine postponed, Paris official says
Opening Ceremony test scheduled for later this month on the Seine has been postponed after heavy rain increased the flow of the river, a city official said on Friday.
Paris Olympics 2024: Opening ceremony test on River Seine postponed, city official says
A Paris 2024 opening ceremony test scheduled for later this month on the Seine has been postponed after heavy rain increased the flow of the river, a city official said on Friday.
Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
French officials have inaugurated a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.
Olympics-Opening ceremony test on River Seine postponed, Paris official says
A Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony test scheduled for later this month on the Seine has been postponed after heavy rain increased the flow of the river, a city official said on Friday. The technical test for the boats that will take the athletes on a six-kilometre parade was due to take place on May 27,
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Will the Seine be ready for Olympic swimming? Paris officials ‘confident.’
Swimmers prepare to enter the Seine River in L'Île-Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Wednesday. (Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images) PARIS — The mayor of Paris is getting ready to swim in ...
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Paris mayor confident River Seine's water quality good enough for Olympic swimming
Macron, who himself promised to swim in the river, has been invited, she confirmed, as well as Paris Olympics organizers and IOC president Thomas Bach. "We’re going to dive into the Seine ...
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Paris 2024 inaugurates Games' Pride House
Paris 2024 organisers on Friday inaugurated the 'Pride House' of the upcoming Olympics, just by the iconic Alexandre III ...
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Paris Dream Of Swimming In The Seine Finally Within Reach
The 56-year-old, a member of the French capital's aquatic civil defence team, got "diarrhoea and a rash" after swimming in the Seine in central Paris this winter, with the river looking ...
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The Seine: Blessing or curse for Paris 2024?
The Seine will play a starring role at Paris 2024, but now all the eyes are focused on its waters. Pollution and dirt, the uncertainty surrounding the opening ceremony on barges on the river and ...
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Paris Olympics will open on Seine River as expected, despite security concerns
PARIS — As the countdown clock to the Paris Olympics passed the 100-day mark, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed large over the milestone celebrations on ...
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Paris implements massive water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
French officials have inaugurated a large water storage basin for cleaning up the River Seine. This effort aims to help clean up the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the ...