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The Paris Olympics are just nine days away.\xa0

As of this morning, the New Zealand team has been finalised, with 195 athletes covering 23 sports.\xa0

Chef de Mission for the Kiwi contingent Nigel Avery is on the ground in Paris, settling into the athletes\u2019 village and preparing for the arrival of the team.\xa0

He told Mike Hosking that when it comes to the River Seine, the weather is the main problem.\xa0

Avery said that when it rains the runoff causes problems, but the next ten days are forecast to be dry.\xa0

If all else fails and the Seine is too dangerous to swim in, the triathlon will simply become a duathlon.\xa0

\u201cAt the end of the day though, it is what it is.\u201d\xa0

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