Athletistic / Others. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the Seine River before the start of the Olympic Games. In front of a large crowd of journalists, the mayor took a dip in the river to prove the safety of competitions in the waters of the Seine.

Let us recall that the issue of water purity has been raised for a long time. Environmentalists believe that the water of the Seine does not meet safety standards. Despite this, water sports competitions will take place in the river area.

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Parisian and French authorities immediately announced that for the Olympic Games, the waters of the Seine would be purified for the safe holding of the competitions. But the statements of the politicians aroused skepticism among the local population.



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