Paris Delays Seine Opening Ceremony Rehearsal Amid Rainy Weather
The Olympic rings adorning the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 22.
Photographer: Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty ImagesA rehearsal of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine was postponed, a little over a month before the official start of the 2024 Games.
The navigation test originally scheduled for Monday has been postponed after recent rain made the river’s current and water level too different to those expected for the official ceremony, the Olympics organization committee said in an e-mailed statement Friday. A previous test was carried out on June 17.