PARIS, FRANCE: French cuisine may be known around the world for its eclectic tastes, but it failed to satisfy the palates of the athletes living in the Olympic Village.
Recently, British swimmer Adam Peaty criticized the food served in the Games Village cafeteria and denounced its quality.
The silver medallist in the men’s 100m breaststroke final shared with i News that several other people discovered “worms in the fish” in the Olympic Village in Paris. The town’s food vendors, however, denied the claims.
According to Heavy, Adam Peaty attributed the eating disorders at the Olympic Village in Paris to some of the organizers.
He attributed some of the disruption to “the Paris 2024 climate commitments: to ensure that 60 percent of all food served at the Games is meat-free and one-third plant-based. “
Peaty continued: “The sustainability talk has just hit athletes. I want meat, I want takeout meat and that’s what I eat at home, so why do I change?”
He said defiantly, “I love my fish, and other people find worms in fish. It’s just not smart enough.
The outlet reported that Peaty complained about the food and claimed that athletes had been “blinded” by the quality.
According to Heavy, Peaty told the site: “Catering is not smart enough for the point that is expected of athletes. We have to do our best. “
The three-time Olympic gold medalist even praised the food from the last two Olympics, saying, “Tokyo, the amazing food, amazing Rio. But this time. . . there weren’t enough protein options, long lines, 30-minute waits to eat. “because there is no queue system.
He continued: “The standard, we look for the ones in the world and we don’t feed them the Array. “
The British swimmer continued: “I just want other people to get better at their role and their job. And I think that’s why athletes are the sounding board.
While Adam Peaty has been unreservedly critical of the food, a spokesperson for the 2024 Paris Olympics defended his position to i News, saying he had won all court cases over “worms in food. “
However, they pointed out that the organizers took those considerations “very seriously” and facilitated the changes.
According to TMZ Sports, the Olympic Committee said: “The 550 dishes presented in the dining room were developed in collaboration with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the IOC over more than a year. »
They continue: “We pay attention to the athletes and take their feedback very seriously. Paris 2024 continues to work intensively with the nutritionists of the National Olympic Committee and, if necessary, is in a position to make further changes to the catering service.
The food company of thousands of athletes in the Olympic Village in Paris has spoken out and denied the claims made about the quality of their food.
French caterer Sodexo Live!, which is reporting the incident, said Peaty had no photographic evidence to back up its claims. A panel representing Sodexo Live! He rejected any challenge to the food served to the athletes in the village cafeteria.
“There is no evidence of the veracity of this statement, which evidently raises a serious allegation,” the committee told TMZ Sports. They further dismissed it as a “sensationalist claim” and also clarified that they had never won any court cases involving British athletes related to food.