Water-quality tests early Tuesday showed that the river running through Paris was unsafe for swimming, organizers said.
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Is the Seine Clean Enough? Olympic Triathletes Wait on Testers.
Water-quality results recorded before dawn on Tuesday will determine if the men’s triathlon race will take place hours later.
Ukraine’s Olha Kharlan Wins Bronze in Fencing at Olympics
The war has torn apart old alliances in fencing, and heightened the acrimony between Russia and Ukraine.
Man Detained in France After Breaking Into Railway Site Near Rouen
The man was picked up days after arsonists caused travel chaos by damaging train signaling cables around France, but he is not a suspect in that case, prosecutors say.
Man Detained in France After Entering Rail Site Near Rouen
The man was picked up near Rouen days after arsonists damaged train signaling cables around the country, but he is not a suspect in that case, prosecutors say.
Is the Olympic Flame Real?
Two torches may have lit it to open the Paris Games, but that’s not a fire in the cauldron.
Snoop Dogg, NBC’s New Voice of the People
The network hired the rapper for an expanded role on its broadcasts of the Summer Games in Paris after posting record-low viewership of the Tokyo competition.
Doused by Rain, Paris Opens Its Games With a Boat Party on the Seine
Undeterred by arson attacks on rail lines earlier in the day, the Parade of Nations continued beneath a glittering Eiffel Tower, where Celine Dion belted out a love anthem.
Rail Sabotage Blights an Olympic Moment for France
The arson attacks were carefully planned to cause maximum disruption on a train network so vast it is virtually impossible to fully secure.
Rail Sabotage Blights an Olympic Moment for France
The arson attacks were carefully planned to cause maximum disruption on a train network so vast it is virtually impossible to fully secure.