Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris’ Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics

The first Olympic event in the Seine is men’s triathlon, including a 1.5-kilometer swim, on the morning of July 30. PARIS, France — Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to … Read more

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women’s races

Thomas had asked the sports court in Switzerland to overturn the rules approved in 2022 that she said were invalid, unlawful and discriminatory. WASHINGTON — Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the … Read more