Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III Bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics this past summer. (Michel Euler/AP ...

PARIS--A hot-air ... kicked 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 did ...

PARIS — The star of Friday night’s opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics was the Eiffel Tower, but for spectators at the nearby temporary stadium, nearly all of the show could only be ...

"fulfilling a promise that has become a symbol of the Paris Olympics," said The New York Times. Hidalgo postponed her initial plan to swim on June 23 because of the river's water level and the ...

Olympic swimmers are getting a warning to beware of the dangerous bacteria in the water of a river in Paris, France ... was located near the Alexandra III bridge, which is a planned starting ...

The opening ceremony, triathlon and marathon swimming for the Paris Olympics are scheduled to be held on the River Seine. Although many Parisians used to swim in the Seine, the practice has been ...

"But it's a bit more joyous than COVID, it's the Olympics!" she said. Departing from the Austerlitz bridge ... and the river will be checked for submerged bombs. Paris authorities have been ...

braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French government's efforts to clean up the river for the Olympic Games.

Paris Mayor ... in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted waterway was clean enough to host swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics as well as part of the ...

Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics will take place inside Paris La Defense Arena, the largest indoor events venue in Europe. Located just to the northwest of Paris in Nanterre, the domed stadium ...