British swimmer Adam Peaty has questioned the food at the Olympic Village. This adds to the complaints of other athletes regarding their nutrition and accommodation conditions at the Games.
Team GB Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty revealed in a recent interview that athletes found worms in the fish dishes offered at the Olympic Village. The youngster is out of the competition after testing positive for Covid-19.
Peaty spoke to reporters after returning to his country. One of the topics he addressed in his answers was the “poor diet” he had during his stay in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games: “There are not enough protein food options and there were 30-minute waits to eat.”“, he said.
This adds to the ongoing protests by athletes who have been denouncing the long queues in the cafeteria and the absence of meat in the diet. 30-year-old swimmer, three-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion, also noted that “nutrition is not good enough for the level expected of athletes.” And he recalled his experiences in other Olympic competitions: “In Tokyo The food was amazing, just like in Rio de Janeiro”.
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The Briton, who won a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke before withdrawing from this year’s Games, did not hold back, continuing: “I want to eat meat, I need meat to compete” and that’s what I eat at home, so why would I change anything? I like fish too, but people have found worms. That’s not good. I just want people to have the best conditions. And I think it’s the athletes who can best make the situation known.”
“These complaints are for people to improve,” he said. at the end of his statements. Several athletes also expressed their discontent with the conditions at the complex, some even opting to look for accommodation elsewhere.
WHO warns of rising Covid-19 cases at Olympics: at least 40 athletes tested positive
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the increase in Covid-19 cases in the world and for the positives in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. According to them, at least 1000 were detected 40 athletes with the disease.
The epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhovedirector of the pandemic prevention and preparation unit of the WHOgave a press conference in Geneva and said that it is not surprising that there are athletes infected because “the virus is circulating in other countries.”
The expert confirmed the cases that were detected at the sporting event and indicated that the Olympic Committee, with the help of the WHO, “examined the strategies that should be implemented” in mass gatherings such as the Games and that they have already taken “appropriate measures.”
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