Athletistic / Others. The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, said he is convinced that the water in the Seine will be normal before the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris (France). Previously, environmentalists have repeatedly expressed concerns about the pollution of the Seine. Various Olympic competitions are planned in the river zone.

“So far I have not received an invitation to swim in the Seine, but when it comes I will do it with pleasure, I hope it will not be too cold,” Bach quotes.

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Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron, as well as Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and IOC Executive Director Christophe Duby expressed their willingness to swim in the river.



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