Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoA filthy river Seine could force Paris to cancel an iconic Olympics eventwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkA filthy river Seine could force Paris to cancel an iconic Olympics eventwww.nbcnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 months agoThe horrific state of the Thames didn’t seem to affect London 2012.
minus-squareBestBouclettes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoI don’t recall people swimming in the Thames for the Olympics, right?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoThey didn’t because it was too polluted. They had to build special facilities, which made sense for swimming, but was nonsense for rowing.
The horrific state of the Thames didn’t seem to affect London 2012.
I don’t recall people swimming in the Thames for the Olympics, right?
They didn’t because it was too polluted. They had to build special facilities, which made sense for swimming, but was nonsense for rowing.