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Athletes sit in chairs outside a wooden hut at the Olympic Village in Paris in 1924.
Athletes relaxed at the first Olympic Village.
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High levels of E. coli in the Seine River postponed the 2024 Olympics men's triathlon on July 30 after the French government put $1.5 billion into cleaning it.

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The Eiffel Tower behind the Seine River on July 30, 2024.
World Triathlon said the men's triathlon would move back a day, to July 31, 2024, to give pollution in the Seine a chance to subside.
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Illustration of different brand products with the Olympic rings.
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Paris trains came to a halt, delaying athletes and tourists ahead of the Olympics opening ceremonies. Authorities are looking for the suspected arsonists who sabotaged the Paris Games.

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Split Image: Ireen Wüst smiled as she finished putting her gold medal around her neck in 2022. Michael Phelps smiled and kissed his gold medal in 2016. Larisa Latynina smiled and posed while wearing her bronze medal in 1964.
Ireen Wüst, Michael Phelps, and Larisa Latynina are some of the most decorated Olympians in history.
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Olympic beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde pleaded guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl in 2014. He's competing in the 2024 Paris Games, sparking public outcry.

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Apartments near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.
Apartments near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.