Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Wednesday that the city has achieved its goal of making the River Seine swimmable. This milestone was celebrated as both the men's and women's triathlon events were able to proceed after being delayed due to concerns about water quality.
Hidalgo expressed her satisfaction with the successful cleanup of pollution in the river, stating, 'We won our bet - the pollution has been cleaned up.' She credited the newly built infrastructure for enabling the events to take place despite recent storms, emphasizing that the water quality was deemed 'very good' on the morning of the races.
