The first swimming competition due to be held in the River Seine in Paris has been cancelled because of pollution.
The test event ahead of next year’s Olympics was called-off after a week of persistent heavy rain in the city caused sewers to overflow into the river.

Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Paris, France.

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