Seine parade to mark anniv. of Paris Olympics

Seine parade to mark anniv. of Paris Olympics

People parade in boats and kayaks on the Seine River in Paris on July 26, 2025, to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Paris Olympics.

Seine parade to mark anniv. of Paris Olympics

Seine parade to mark anniv. of Paris Olympics

People parade in boats and kayaks on the Seine River in Paris on July 26, 2025, to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Paris Olympics.

Seine parade to mark anniv. of Paris Olympics

Seine parade to mark anniv. of Paris Olympics

People parade in boats and kayaks on the Seine River in Paris on July 26, 2025, to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Paris Olympics.

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

elebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Canoes Parade

Parade of 100 canoes and kayaks during the Seine Festival in Paris France on July 26, 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rafting down Smotrych River in Khmelnytskyi region

Rafting down Smotrych River in Khmelnytskyi region

Tourists are seen with their inflatable kayaks on the bank of the Smotrych River in the Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine, on May 24, 2025 (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

Rafting down Smotrych River in Khmelnytskyi region

Rafting down Smotrych River in Khmelnytskyi region

A tourist poses for a picture by the inflatable kayaks on the bank of the Smotrych River in the Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine, on May 24, 2025 (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

Downriver race

Downriver race

05.04.2025, Türi-Alliku. Paddle Marathon TüriTori Downriver Sprint. Fastest paddling marathon in Estonia. Türi-Tori Downriver Race takes place during the spring high water in Estonia on the River of Pärnu and is open for sportsmen as well as hobby paddlers in kayaks, canoes, rafts and all other vessels propelled by muscle power. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Downriver race

Downriver race

05.04.2025, Türi-Alliku. Paddle Marathon TüriTori Downriver Sprint. Fastest paddling marathon in Estonia. Türi-Tori Downriver Race takes place during the spring high water in Estonia on the River of Pärnu and is open for sportsmen as well as hobby paddlers in kayaks, canoes, rafts and all other vessels propelled by muscle power. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Downriver race

Downriver race

05.04.2025, Türi-Alliku. Paddle Marathon TüriTori Downriver Sprint. Fastest paddling marathon in Estonia. Türi-Tori Downriver Race takes place during the spring high water in Estonia on the River of Pärnu and is open for sportsmen as well as hobby paddlers in kayaks, canoes, rafts and all other vessels propelled by muscle power. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Downriver race

Downriver race

05.04.2025, Türi-Alliku. Paddle Marathon TüriTori Downriver Sprint. Fastest paddling marathon in Estonia. Türi-Tori Downriver Race takes place during the spring high water in Estonia on the River of Pärnu and is open for sportsmen as well as hobby paddlers in kayaks, canoes, rafts and all other vessels propelled by muscle power. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Downriver race

Downriver race

05.04.2025, Türi-Alliku. Paddle Marathon TüriTori Downriver Sprint. Fastest paddling marathon in Estonia. Türi-Tori Downriver Race takes place during the spring high water in Estonia on the River of Pärnu and is open for sportsmen as well as hobby paddlers in kayaks, canoes, rafts and all other vessels propelled by muscle power. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Downriver race

Downriver race

05.04.2025, Türi-Alliku. Paddle Marathon TüriTori Downriver Sprint. Fastest paddling marathon in Estonia. Türi-Tori Downriver Race takes place during the spring high water in Estonia on the River of Pärnu and is open for sportsmen as well as hobby paddlers in kayaks, canoes, rafts and all other vessels propelled by muscle power. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Paddlers make their way towards Dow's Lake after descending the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

A lock operator squirts a water gun over the water as paddlers ascend the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Paddlers re-enter the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Paddlers enjoy the sun as they ascend the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Bubbles float in the air over paddlers as they enter the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

People watch as paddlers exit the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Paddlers hold onto lines and other boats to keep steady as water draining from an adjacent lock makes a current at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Paddlers hold onto lines as they wait to ascend the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

A kayaker is the first to exit the lower locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

A lock operator controls a gate sluice as paddlers exit the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Paddlers wait to descend the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Lock & Paddle 2024 - Ottawa

Paddlers wait to descend the locks at Hartwells Lockstation during Lock & Paddle 2024 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A flotilla of canoes and kayaks descended and ascended the locks to celebrate Parks Day on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

(WorldCandid) KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-URBAN VIBES

(WorldCandid) KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-URBAN VIBES

(240701) -- ASTANA, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people paddling their kayaks in the Ishim River in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pang Xinglei)

(WorldCandid) KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-URBAN VIBES

(WorldCandid) KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-URBAN VIBES

(240701) -- ASTANA, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people paddling their kayaks in the Ishim River in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yue Yuewei)

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Giants

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Giants

Baseball fans float in boats and kayaks in McCovey Cove to retrieve "splash hit" home run balls hit out of Oracle Park in San Francisco as Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani makes a plate appearance during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on June 30, 2024.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Giants

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Giants

Baseball fans float in kayaks in McCovey Cove to retrieve "splash hit" home run balls hit out of Oracle Park in San Francisco as Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is set to make a plate appearance during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on June 30, 2024.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Giants

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Giants

Baseball fans float in boats and kayaks in McCovey Cove to retrieve "splash hit" home run balls hit out of Oracle Park in San Francisco during a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants on June 29, 2024.

WORLD-CLIMATE CHANGE-CHALLENGE

WORLD-CLIMATE CHANGE-CHALLENGE

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man kayaks across a flooded street in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 14, 2023. The New Zealand government declared a National State of Emergency on Feb. 14 before Cyclone Gabrielle unleashed its full fury. This is only the third time in New Zealand history that a national state of emergency has been declared. Heatwaves, torrential rains, floods, droughts and other natural disasters occurred one after another around the world in recent years. While impressed by the mighty power and vulnerability of nature, we genuinely feel that when it comes to tackling climate change, countries around the world are like passengers aboard the same ship. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)

Russia hosts large-scale rowing marathon

STORY: Russia hosts large-scale rowing marathon DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the participants of the Petrovsky Rowing Marathon in St. Petersburg, Russia STORYLINE: More than 2,000 rowers from all over Russia participated in the annual "Petrovsky Rowing Marathon" on Saturday in St. Petersburg. The marathon, which has been held since 2008, is currently the largest rowing marathon in Russia. Participants could take any kind of non-motorized boat, such as kayaks, canoes, rafts and dragon boats. There were three choices of the marathon distance, including 68 kilometers, 40 kilometers and 6 kilometers. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

NEW ZEALAND-CYCLONE GABRIELLE-NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY

NEW ZEALAND-CYCLONE GABRIELLE-NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY

(230214) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man kayaks across a flooded street in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 14, 2023. The New Zealand government declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday before Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes its full fury. This is only the third time in New Zealand history that a national state of emergency has been declared. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-EXTREME HEAT

U.S.-TEXAS-EXTREME HEAT

(220719) -- BEXAR (U.S.), July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man kayaks across Calaveras Lake in Bexar County, Texas, the United States, on July 18, 2022. More than 100 million people are currently under heat related warnings and advisories across the United States, the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center said on Tuesday. (Photo by Nick Wagner/Xinhua)

CHINA-ANHUI-LUJIANG-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-MAINTENANCE (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-LUJIANG-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(220419) -- HEFEI, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maintenance workers take kayaks to get to the power transmission tower of "Longquan-Zhengping" 500-kilovolt direct current transmission project in Lujiang County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 19, 2022. In Lujiang of east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians works like "spidermen" to maintain the 500-kilovolt direct current transmission project expanding from Longquan to Zhengping. The power line passing Anhui is one of the key channels transmitting over 10 billion kWh of electricity per year, all-clean hydropower, from the Three Gorges hydropower station to east China. The maintenance work of the transmission project will facilitate the stable electricity supply amid the resurgence of COVID-19. (Xinhua/Du Yu)