A filthy river Seine could force Paris to cancel an iconic Olympics event

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Pretzilla, 2 months ago

Fearmongering article made of half truths and a paywall

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ptz, 2 months ago

Just cancel the whole Olympics 🤷‍♂️

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FlyingSquid, 2 months ago

The horrific state of the Thames didn’t seem to affect London 2012.

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BestBouclettes, 2 months ago

I don’t recall people swimming in the Thames for the Olympics, right?

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FlyingSquid, 2 months ago

They didn’t because it was too polluted. They had to build special facilities, which made sense for swimming, but was nonsense for rowing.

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