Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo visits the three swimming areas along the Bassin de la Villette, as part of the Paris Plages summer festival in Paris, France, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo opened a clean swimming zone in a city canal on Tuesday, calling it a step on the way to open water swim events in the city's Seine river in time for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Paris is in competition with Los Angeles to host the 2024 games. Hildalgo has repeatedly said she intends to see Olympic swimmers use the river that snakes around Notre Dame Cathedral and past the Eiffel Tower should Paris be victorious.
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