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Paris opens river Seine for public swimming for first time since 1923
People swim in the River Seine at the Bras Marie site, opened to swimmers marking the first public bathing session in the capital's historic waterway, in Paris, France, July 5, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor PARIS (Reuters) -Parisians rushed for a dip in the Seine on Saturday as the authorities opened the river to public swimming for the first time since 1923 after an extensive clean-up operation spurred on by it being used as a venue in the Paris Olympics. Three sites along the banks of the Seine in the city will be able to welcome over 1,000 swimmers daily until August 31, local officials said. "We're especially happy to have proved the sceptics wrong and to be able to deliver on the commitments we initially made, on something that was very big and very complicated to achieve," said Pierre Rabadan, Paris deputy mayor for the Seine river. The reopening of the Seine for public swimming follows efforts by authorities to improve its water quality so it could be used for Olympic events last summer. Investments included connecting tens of thousands of homes to the sewer system, upgrading water treatment facilities, and constructing large rainwater storage reservoirs to prevent sewer overflow during heavy storms. While delays, triggered by the health impact of heavy rains, impacted some Olympic training sessions and the men's triathlon event, competitions in the Seine eventually went ahead, bolstering confidence in the river's safety for public swimming. Daily water quality tests will be conducted during the swimming season, with green and red flags - similar to beach safety systems - indicating whether swimming areas are open or closed. "Obviously, if we open the swimming area it is because the water complies with the regulations, it poses absolutely no danger to the people who go swimming," Rabadan told Reuters. As well as the three sites within Paris, 14 swimming areas outside the capital's boundaries will be set up on the Seine and the Marne rivers. Two of those already opened on the Marne in June. (Reporting by Manuel Ausloos; Editing by Ingrid Melander and Alison Williams)
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Soccer-Mjelde hails Hegerberg as Norway seek to advance at Women's Euro
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Group A - Switzerland v Norway - St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland - July 2, 2025 Norway's Ada Hegerberg celebrates scoring their first goal with Maren Mjelde REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo (Reuters) -Norway defender Maren Mjelde had no issue handing over the captain's armband to Ada Hegerberg ahead of the Women's Euros, and the striker responded by scoring a vital equaliser in their side's 2-1 Group A win over hosts Switzerland that puts them firmly in control of their own destiny. The Norwegians take on second-placed Finland in Sion on Sunday knowing that a win for either team will see them safely through to the knockout stage, and Mjelde is hoping that Hegerberg can perform more of her heroics against the Finns. "She's brilliant. I was so happy for her to open the tournament with a goal, it's good for the strikers to get the goals. Really pleased for her, pleased for the team, because we needed that win," Mjelde told Reuters. After a rudderless first half that saw the Swiss dominate and take the lead, the 35-year-old Mjelde said her teammates had to pull themselves together at the break. "We all knew that it wasn't good enough, but if they could do it in 45 minutes, we could turn it around in 45 minutes. And I think that's what we agreed on going out there, we promised each other that we would do everything, give everything out there for 45 minutes," she said. "We promised each other that, and I think we did that." Though the Norwegians enjoyed the victory over the Swiss, Mjelde said that there would be little time to celebrate with the Finns up next. "I can never breathe (out), I feel, in the Euros, because it's so tight between games. We've had a good start -- there's always things to work on, but I think it's also good to reinforce the good things that you do, and take that to the next game," Mjelde said. Switzerland take on Iceland, who both lost their opening games by a single goal, in Bern in the group's other game later on Sunday. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
New Straits Times
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Fresh Fritz finds Wimbledon grind the perfect medicine for ailing body
LONDON: More than nine hours on court across 14 gruelling sets has proved just the tonic for Taylor Fritz's creaky joints, with the world No. 5 declaring himself fresher than ever after reaching Wimbledon's fourth round on Friday. The American was taken the distance in his opening two matches before defeating Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 on Centre Court, extending his stay at the All England Club. Having begun the tournament nursing tendinitis in his knee along with other fitness concerns, the 27-year-old Fritz may have wanted to sail serenely through the opening rounds in the shortest time possible. Yet it turns out that being put through the Grand Slam grinder has worked wonders for his body. "Yeah, the body. I mean, I think it was weird. The first day of my first match my knee was kind of bugging me," Fritz explained. "I've had tendinitis I've been dealing with. It's kind of flared up the whole grasscourt season, I think just because you're taking a lot of extra stutter steps and stuff. It's a little tougher on it. I was feeling that a bit. It's actually now gotten better. Is completely gone." One battle scar refusing to heal, however, is a bloody scrape on Fritz's elbow that he twice re-opened against Davidovich Fokina – a war wound picked up diving for the ball against Gabriel Diallo in the previous round. That did not stop him throwing himself around court on Friday, however, even if the trainer had to be called on twice to patch him up. "It's getting pretty annoying having to stop all the time," he said. "I feel bad for my opponent when I keep having to stop all the time, but you can only really do it on grass. I'm just really determined to get some of these balls, and eventually I'm going to win one of these points." Despite Friday's four-set victory being "much more physical than my other two matches" with "a lot more side-to-side running in the heat," Fritz declared: "Overall I'm feeling good." - REUTERS
