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PARIS (AP) \u2014 Paris is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves from a 20-meter platform in front of the Eiffel Tower<\/a> \u2014 a spectacular new test of the city\u2019s effort to reclaim its river for sport.<\/p>\n

The event on the Bir-Hakeim Bridge has also exposed the fragility of that ambition: Organizers suspended training Thursday when traces of hydrocarbons were detected upstream. By Friday, the French Swimming Federation said the affected area had been treated, allowing athletes to return to the water and the event to proceed as planned.<\/p>\n

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