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French sports minister takes dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.MS Oudea-Castera, dressed in a body suit, dived into the famous river after an initial slip and swam a few metres near the Alexandre III bridge, where the Olympic open water swimming competition will be held.“We held our promise,” she told BFMTV, referring to an earlier pledge to swim in the Seine before the Games begin on July 26.She was accompanied by Alexis Hanquinquant, the Paralympic flag bearer for France.Ever since swimming in the Seine was banned in 1923 due to pollution levels, French politicians have promised to make

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