Paris Olympics: Would the River Seine score a gold medal for being clean enough?

The River Seine in Paris is set to be a venue for open swimming events for the upcoming summer Olympics, but the safety of the water has remained an issue for people in the lead-up to the games.

Last week, test result showed unsafe levels of E. coli in the river — though new testing this week found the levels of E. coli and enterococci bacteria were below legal thresholds. While health experts say E. coli infection in the water can happen, it's more an indicator of parasites or viruses that could be contagious.

As Sean Previl reports, officials say they're optimistic the games in the river will go ahead, but it's yet to be seen what could change in the final weeks before the events.

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