Swimmer Claims Athletes Have Found 'Worms' In Olympic Village Food | EUROtoday

A British swimmer claims athletes within the Olympic Village have discovered worms of their meals as he extra broadly criticized the catering on the Paris Games.

Adam Peaty, a six-time Olympic medalist, informed iNews on Sunday the meals choices weren't “good enough for the level the athletes are expected to perform.”

“Tokyo, the food was incredible, Rio was incredible,” he mentioned, including that in Paris, “there wasn't enough protein options, long queues, waiting 30 minutes for food because there's no queuing system.”

As a part of the Olympics' sustainability efforts, organizers dedicated to rising plant-based meals choices on the Games, predominantly for spectators and employees. Nutritionists and dozens of athletes have been consulted on this plan, organizers mentioned.

Peaty mentioned the plant-based choices weren't appropriate for a lot of athletes.

“The narrative of sustainability has just been pushed on the athletes,” he mentioned. “I want meat, I need meat to perform and that’s what I eat at home, so why should I change?”

“I like my fish and people are finding worms in the fish. It's just not good enough,” added Peaty, who received silver in Paris within the 100-meter breaststroke.

A Paris 2024 spokesperson informed HuffPost it had no info to have the ability to affirm the worm allegation, and that Team Great Britain “has confirmed that no such reports have been made to their staff.”

It famous that “there was never any question of placing the vegetarian objectives of Paris 2024's Food Vision on the athletes.”

“We are listening to the athletes and take their feedback very seriously,” the spokesperson mentioned. “Since the opening of the Village, our partner Sodexo Live! has been working proactively to adapt supplies to the growing use of the Olympic Village restaurants, as well as to the actual consumption by athletes observed over the first few days.”

“As a result, the quantities of certain products have been significantly increased and additional staff have been deployed to ensure that the service runs smoothly.”

The meals within the Village has been a scorching matter all through the Games.

The opinions have ranged from “decent” to “not adequate.”

Andy Anson, the British Olympic Association's chief government, mentioned forward of the opening ceremony that Team GB was enlisting one other chef to produce its athletes with extra acceptable meals.

American gymnast Simone Biles mentioned final week of the meals, “I don't think we're having proper French cuisine.”

Her teammate Hezly Rivera was even much less enthusiastic.

“I don't think it's very good, at least what we're having in the dining hall,” she mentioned.

However, at the very least just a few folks have been loving the fare.

Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen has turned the Olympic Village's chocolate muffins right into a viral sensation, ranking them an “insane 11/10.”

Sodexo Live!, a multinational meals providers firm, is charged with offering the tens of hundreds of meals required every day for athletes within the Village.