Local fans lining the streets in the heart of Paris for the triathlon were treated to home-team gold, as Cassandre Beaugrand of France won the race in 1 hour, 50 minutes, 7 seconds, beating Julie ...

Paris — The first Olympic swimming event in the Seine river has been postponed as tests of the river water continue. The swimming leg of the men's triathlon was originally scheduled to happen Tuesday ...

Being a veteran world-class swimmer — and cyclist, and runner — Taylor Spivey has dealt with worse than Paris’ River Seine. “I’ve definitely swam in far more stagnant, questionable bodies of water ...

PARIS — After years of promises and more than $1 billion of investment, Paris’s once-filthy river is finally swimmable. And the mayor proved it just days before the July 26 Olympic deadline.

As nearly 10,500 athletes from 184 countries floated down the Seine River in the pouring rain during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics at the end of last week, American sports commentator ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. Over one hundred years ago, the Paris Olympic Games of 1900 held its ...

0:34 Paris 2024: Men’s triathlon postponed over Seine water quality Some Olympic triathletes who swam in the River Seine have fallen sick and were forced to pull out of competition this week amid ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. Triathlon athletes dive in the Seine river with The Eiffel Tower in the ...