Mother Nature is playing a nasty trick on Paris 2024 and the rain is worrying the organisers. It's not just the potential loss of spectators in the open-air Olympic venues and parks with giant screens, but there's also a serious risk that the events on the Seine could be cancelled due to the increased pollution caused by the rain.

government efforts to clean up the river, which has been polluted for decades and has been closed to swimming

the men's individual triathlon, is scheduled for 30 July, and the final event, the men's open water swimming

of water contamination: "If the water quality test shows values outside the above tolerance limits, swimming

relay is scheduled for Monday 5 August at the same time.The same problem could affect the open water swimming

Chinese swimming is under scrutiny at Paris 2024.

WADA) does not consider those events punishable, despite numerous criticisms from the international swimming

world record in the 200 metres.China's Zhang Yufei competes in a heat of the women's 100m butterfly swimming

most tests in 2023The Aquatics Integrity Unit itself, an independent body from both the International Swimming

reporters through a translator.China's Zhang Yufei competes in a heat of the women's 100m butterfly swimming

American great Katie Ledecky edged defending champion Ariarne Titmus to be quickest into the Olympic 400m freestyle final Saturday, setting the scene for a titanic battle for gold.

Duncan Scott says he will have to swim faster than he ever has before to earn an individual Olympic gold. The three-time Olympian may be Britain’s most decorated Olympic swimmer, but Scott’s only gold medal is from the 4x200m freestyle in Tokyo 2020.

wait for the last few weeks of training 💪#Open24🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 pic.twitter.com/OljyxVJNOX— Scottish Swimming

More here: https://t.co/uKcOavzpi1 pic.twitter.com/HFuqZSKaKx— Scottish Swimming (@ScottishSwim) July

to use up any extra emotional energy and just concentrating on my own expectations," he said.Men’s swimming

Paris Olympics, they have multiple opportunities to match or even surpass this record, particularly in swimming

Championships in Doha, while Winnington took silver in the 400m.Australia has more opportunities for medals in swimming

The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony takes place this evening with a spectacular show expected along the River Seine in the French capital. Watch as 10,500 athletes, who have earned their place in sporting glory, parade past and the Olympic flame lights the cauldron in the Tuileries Garden.

medalist at 200 metres).China: Ma Long, table tennis (five-time gold medalist) and Feng Yu (artistic swimming

).Eritrea: Biniam Girmay (cycling) and Christina Rach (swimming).France: Melina Robert-Michon, athletics

(discus), Florent Manaudou (swimming), (London gold medalist in the 50-meter freestyle and three-time

The Olympics have begun. Friday evening witnessed the much-anticipated Opening Ceremony take place down the heart of the French capital officially kicking off the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 

security guards as well as an extensive river clean-up which culminated in the 65-year-old Mayor of Paris swimming

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan will be hoping their performance in Paris will make up for their disappointing results in Tokyo 2020. But early predictions suggest the five nations could struggle to make an impact on the 2024 medals table.

minority sports such as weightlifting and martial arts at the expense of more mainstream sports such as swimming

A Wall Street Journal investigation has revealed one of the dirtiest secrets of the Olympic swimming

Although many turn a deaf ear when asked, others confess without any scruples.The Dirty Secret of Olympic Swimming

The day before the official opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch Relay visited Seine-Saint-Denis. The area, which will host Olympic and Paralympic events, saw more than 200 torchbearers from Noisy-le-Grand to Parc Georges Valbon, including celebrities such as Thuram and Ourahmoune.

Events will be held at the Olympic Aquatic Centre (for artistic swimming, diving and water polo), the

It was an intense and unexpected day for World Aquatics (WA) President Husain Al-Musallam on the eve of the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, as he was again forced to defend the Chinese swimmers declaring "all the swimmers are clean" to a barrage of press inquiries.

INSIDE THE GAMESThe Olympic swimming events will take place from 27 July to 4 August, with a total of

competitions: 17 men's, 17 women's and one mixed relay.A total of 852 athletes will compete in the swimming

The future of an Australian swimming coach working at the upcoming Olympics is in doubt after openly

endorsing a South Korean athlete over his compatriots in the youthful Australian swimming team.

Scrutiny For 'UnAustralian' Support of Kim Woo-Min - https://t.co/l9RL8BQQHh pic.twitter.com/8fGf6EWUNc— Swimming

2024Australia’s head coach Rohan Taylor, who recently emphasised the Aussie potential to challenge American swimming

Australian is just un-Australian, to be honest.Taylor will address members of the Australian Olympic Swimming

The International Testing Agency (ITA) reports over 32,600 doping controls conducted this year, marking a 45% increase from the previous six months.

conditions of the agreement for Salt Lake to host in 2034.After the doping scandal that rocked the swimming

Oleg Verniaiev asserts, "When people tell me 'sport is not politics', no, I'm sorry, I don't agree." For him, the Olympics are more than a sporting event, they serve as a global platform to raise awareness about the ongoing war in his home country, Ukraine.

+ mountain bike): 4Boxing: 3Breaking: 3Modern pentathlon: 3Table tennis: 3Rock climbing: 2Artistic swimming

A total of 90% of participants at the Olympic Games in Paris have already passed their previous anti-doping tests said the ITA, the International Testing Agency, on Wednesday.

quarter of the positive cases in the history of the Summer Olympics, as well as triathlon and outdoor swimming