By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam The Paris Games organizers may axe the swimming leg of the triathlon and turn the event into a duathlon if pollution or weather conditions continue to affect the Seine’s water quality.
The Olympic marina in Marseille, which will host the sailing events of the Paris Games this summer, was inaugurated on April 2 in the presence of the president
The organizers of the Paris Olympics have successfully taken possession of the newly constructed athletes’ village as per the scheduled timeline. This milestone reinforces the increasing confidence in the preparedness for the Games.
The French National Financial Prosecutor's Office is investigating the salary of Paris Olympics organizing committee president Tony Estanguet, according to reports in the French media.
After weeks of accelerating chaos and scandal both internally and across France, the Paris 2024 Olympic Organizing Committee is now attempting to project an air of calm.
Olympics boss Tony Estanguet insists that the two French police probes into Olympic-related contracts bear no comparison with corruption and ethics scandals that have dogged the Olympic movement and its flagship money-spinning event for decades.
Tony Estanguet, chief organizer of the 2024 Olympics, predicted that security preparations will turn Paris into "the safest place in the world," and also downplayed the recent investigations into Games-related contracts.
The President of Paris 2024 Tony Estanguet explains the slogan “Games wide open”, which was released on Monday 25 July 2022, as part of the 2 years to go to Paris 2024 Olympic games celebrations.