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Athletes dive and swim in the Seine river from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games in Paris on Aug. 17, 2023. Michel Euler/AP Photo
PARIS—The world’s top female triathletes rushed forward into the Seine on Thursday as the famous river’s improved water quality allowed a race to take place in a key test event ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics.
It comes after a previous test had to be canceled this month because of poor water quality.