Olympics: Sports Minister Dips Into Seine River In Attempt To Prove Water Safety | DW News

Olympics: Sports Minister Dips Into Seine River In Attempt To Prove Water Safety | DW News

Preparations for the Paris Olympics are in their final stages and river Seine will play a starring role in the games. National teams will sail down the waterway during the opening ceremony on July 26. Swimming events are also scheduled to take place in the river. But it’s still not clear whether the water quality will be good enough for that.

France’s sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has taken a plunge into the Seine to show that swimming events in the water is safe.

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