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The filthy Seine is a fitting symbol of Macron’s chaotic Olympics

30 July 2024

7:44 PM

30 July 2024

7:44 PM

The good news for France is that their athletes have been winning some medals in the Paris Olympics. The bad news, well, that just keeps coming for the organisers and for Emmanuel Macron, who had wanted to use the Games to showcase his country. The latest debacle is the postponement of the men’s triathlon event this morning because the water in the River Seine is too filthy.

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