The Seine is so dirty, Olympic athletes can't swim in it

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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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Paris' River Seine is so polluted that Olympic athletes weren't allowed to swim in 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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The USA's favorite Olympian right now may just be 'Pommel Horse Guy' — a 25-year-old from Massachusetts

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Stephen Nedoroscik competes on the pommel horse.
The American gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik has earned a spot on the internet as "Pommel Horse Guy."

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Paris Olympic medals contain pieces of the Eiffel Tower's original iron frame

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Gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medals from the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Olympic Sabotage Continues: Someone Cut French Phone Lines Overnight

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Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, is missing training camp to watch his wife at the Olympics. Here's a timeline of their 4-year relationship.

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Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens attend a game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers at Toyota Center on January 29, 2024 in Houston, Texas
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens have been together for over four years.

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Olympians are calling the food in Paris a 'disaster' — and one team is flying in its own chef

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Three people eating meals on trays at the Olympic Village.
Hungary's defense minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczk, right, dines at the Olympic Village.

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France put its own unique spin on the Olympic cauldron — here's why the ceremonial moment is such a big deal for fans

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Paris Olympics 2024 Olympic cauldron
The 2024 Paris Olympic cauldron was set alight on Friday during the opening ceremony.

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An Olympics commentator got fired for making a sexist joke about a gold-medal-winning team

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Team Australia's swimmers Mollie O'Callaghan, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, and Shayna Jack celebrated their gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Team Australia's swimmers Mollie O'Callaghan, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, and Shayna Jack celebrated their gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

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Olympic athletes are roasting the Olympic Village accommodations on TikTok: 'The bed sucks'

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A bedroom at the Olympic Village
The bedrooms at the Olympic Village in Paris features a cardboard bed that some athletes, including US gymnast Simone Biles, have criticized online.

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