The mayor of Paris, Ann Hidalgo, has claimed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has demanded that the swimsuit she was wearing when she swam in the Seine River be transferred to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, but the IOC has denied this.
Oku.Az This was reported by the newspaper “Le Journal du Dimanche”.
It should be noted that the committee carried out an inspection after Hidalgo wrote on social media that he was happy to donate a wetsuit at the direction of the museum. According to the results, it was determined that the IOC did not ask him for anything and demanded that Hidalgo’s suit be exhibited in the museum.
According to information, Hidalgo swam in the Seine before the Olympic Games. At the same time, the radio station “France Info” reported in July that on the day the mayor swam in the river, the water pollution exceeded the norm. Hidalgo was preceded by Amelie Udea-Castera, then Minister of Sports, who swam in the Seine. The officials’ swimming campaign aimed to demonstrate that the €1.4 billion allocated in recent years to clean up the river and rebuild the sewage system has not been wasted and that hosting Olympic open water swimming competitions is possible. in the Seine.
It should be noted that the Paris Olympic Games took place from July 26 to August 11.
