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Time of India
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- Time of India
Paris reopens this iconic spot to public after nearly 100 years. Courtesy, Olympics
After a century-long hiatus, the River Seine in Paris has reopened for public swimming, offering relief from the heat. Three designated sites will accommodate over 1,000 swimmers daily until August 31, thanks to extensive efforts to improve water quality for the Olympics. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Popular in NRI The River Seine reopened in Paris on Saturday morning for the first time since 1923, offering locals and tourists a welcome respite after scorching 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 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 invested in expanding the sewer network to cover tens of thousands of homes, modernising water treatment plants, and building large reservoirs to hold rainwater and reduce sewer overflows during some Olympic training events and the men's triathlon were disrupted due to health concerns from heavy rainfall, events in the Seine later proceeded, boosting trust in the river's safety for public the swimming season, water quality will be monitored daily. Green and red flags, similar to beach alerts, will signal whether swimming areas are safe or 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.(With agency inputs)
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Perfect host Neeraj Chopra wins inaugural NC classic
Bengaluru: India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 international javelin competition, at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI07_05_2025_000529A) Bengaluru: Neeraj Chopra responded to the chants of ' Neeraj , Neeraj, Neeraj' as he battled back after a foul on his first throw to etch his name in the winner's list in the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic at the Sree Kanteerava stadium here on Saturday night. The 15000-odd spectators who almost filled up the stands, much like a Bengaluru FC home match in the Indian Super League, went back singing and dancing to the popular numbers of AR Rahman after they watched their favourite star take the gold beating the challenge from former world champion Julius Yego of Kenya. The two good friends went head-to-head as the competition warmed up after the first round which saw Neeraj check his run-up, before fouling his attempt in what looked like a big heave. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Yego, who went in sixth in the list of 12, came up with an effort of 80.07 as he became the first athlete on the day to breach the 80m mark. Brazilian Luiz Mauricio Da Silva improved it to 80.31m but Chopra was last in the order and came up with his first big throw of the night that landed at 82.99m. The illuminated marks on the field were put at 75m and 80m and then it was straight to the World Lead mark of 91.06m by German Juilan Weber. As the swirling head wind challenged some of the best javelin throwers in the business, the first thrower, India's Sahil Silwal, who twisted his ankle earlier, recorded a foul. Yego failed to improve his mark, settling at 79.73m, while Asian silver medallist Sachin Yadav came up with a big one that measured 82.33. Sri Lankan Rumesh Pathirage raised the level of the competition with a heave of 84.34m but Neeraj Chopra was in no mood to leave it late as he nailed the gold with a biggest heave of the day: 86.18m. Yego found his biggest throw of the day on his fourth attempt, as the field reduced to the top 9 after the first three rounds, that measured 84.51m. It was Yego's season's best effort which got him the silver and pushed Pathirage to settle for the bronze with his best of 84.34m. Chopra fouled his fourth and then recorded 84.07m on his penultimate attempt before the top-8 lined up for one last attempt. Neeraj was last in the order again but he had the gold in his pocket even before he went to the start of his run-up as Yego's challenge ended with a sixth round throw of 82.45m. The Indian star still tried to go past his best of the day but it was not to be as he settled for a last round of 82.22m. India's Sachin Yadav (82.33) finished fourth while Yashvir Singh (79.65) finished in eighth place. Rio Olympic gold medallist Thomas Rohler failed to get into the top-8 Results (top-8): 1. Neeraj Chopra (Ind, 86.18m), 2. Julius Yego (Ken, 84.51), 3. Rumesh Pathirage (84.34m), 4. Sachin Yadav (82.33), 5. Cyprian Mrzygłod (Pol, 82.23), 6. Curtis Thompson (USA, 81.5), 7. Luiz Mauricio Da Silva (Bra, 80.31), 8. Yashvir Singh (Ind, 79.65m) Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
The Hindu
2 hours ago
- The Hindu
Eugene Diamond League: Chebet breaks women's 5,000m world record
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record with a time of 13 minutes 58.06 seconds at the Eugene Diamond League meet on Saturday, eclipsing the previous record set at the same venue in 2023. Olympic champion Chebet bettered the time set by Gudaf Tsegay by over two seconds, the Ethiopian's 14:00.21 obliterated when the Kenyan left Tsegay for dead with 200 metres to go as she sprinted for the line. Chebet looked in shock when she saw the time, adding to her world 10,000 metres record set in Eugene last year, but she had been threatening the record, running 14:03.69 in Rome last month. Tsegay, along with Kenyan Agnes Jebet Ngetich, kept pace with Chebet for almost the entire race, but had no answer when Chebet kicked for home, and Jebet Ngetich finished second in 14:01.29, the third fastest time ever. Beatrice Chebet of Kenya poses after winning the Women's 5000m and setting a world record during the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field on July 5, 2025 in Eugene, Oregon. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP The 50th Prefontaine Classic promised fireworks, although Sweden's Mondo Duplantis failed in his bid to break his own world pole vault record for a 13th time. Duplantis, who recorded his best jump of 6.28 metres in Stockholm in June, faced little competition, with nobody left at 5.90, and after clearing six metres he attempted 6.29 but was unsuccessful in all three attempts. ALSO READ: Neeraj Chopra relieved on performing well under pressure after winning NC Classic 2025 The women's 100m hurdles featured world record holder Tobi Amusan and Olympic champion Masai Russell, but Jamaica's Ackera Nugent came out on top, ahead of Amusan, with former world record holder Kendra Harrison third. 'I knew that with the ladies I would be lined up with that I have to be at my A-game,' Nugent said. 'So, I came out here today and followed the instructions of my coach and I executed.'
