Less than two weeks before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesthe minister of sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra she bathed in the Seine, accompanied by Alexis Hanquinquant, Paralympic triathlon champion and flag bearer of the French delegation.
The minister, who arrived at the river bank around 7:30 a.m., He swam for a few minutes near the Alexander III Bridgemaking a symbolic gesture in response to criticism and concerns about the river's swimmabilitywhere the Olympic open water swimming and triathlon competitions are scheduled. Also Anne HidalgoMayor of Paris, will take a dip in the Seine on July 17.
