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British swimmer Adam Peaty: There are worms in the food at Paris Olympic Village
View Date:2024-12-23 11:17:29
There are many things athletes look forward to when hanging out in the Olympic Village.
Unfortunately for one British swimmer, food isn't one of them.
“The catering isn’t good enough for the level the athletes are expected to perform. We need to give the best we possibly can,” Adam Peaty, who won a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, said to Inews this week.
Peaty said the food was excellent in other Olympic stops, like Tokyo and Rio. However, when talking about how Paris compared, Peaty was less than complimentary.
"But this time around … there wasn’t enough protein options, long queues, waiting 30 minutes for food because there’s no queuing system," Peaty said. “These [complaints] are for people to get better. And the organising committee, so we’ll put these back to our team in full depth and detail."
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To maintain his level of fitness and perform his best, Peaty says he likes to eat meat like he does at home and estimated that 60 percent of the meat served in Paris was meatless, and about 30 percent of all meals were plant-based.
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But there was some undesirable content in the fish, and he wasn't having it.
“I like my fish and people are finding worms in the fish. It’s just not good enough," said Peaty, a three-time Olympic gold medalist. “The standard, we’re looking at the best of the best in the world, and we’re feeding them not the best.
“I just want people to get better at their roles and jobs. And I think that’s what the athletes are the best sounding board for.”
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