PARIS, FRANCE: French cuisine may be known around the world for its eclectic tastes, but it has failed to satisfy the palates of the athletes living in the Olympic Village.
Recently, British swimmer Adam Peaty criticized the food served in the cafeteria of the Games Village and denounced its quality.
The silver medallist in the men’s 100m breaststroke final shared with i News that several other people had discovered “worms in fish” in the Olympic Village in Paris. However, the village’s food vendors have refuted those claims.
According to Heavy, Adam Peaty attributed the eating disorders in the Olympic village in Paris to confident promises from 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 discourse has just reached athletes. I want meat, I want meat to take away 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 at the last two Olympics, saying: “Tokyo, amazing food, amazing Rio. But this time. . . Not enough protein options, long lines, 30 minute wait to eat because there is no queuing system.
He continued: “The rule is that we look for the most productive among the most productive in the world and we don’t feed the most productive. “
The British swimmer continued: “I just want other people to improve in their role and in their work. And I think that’s why athletes are the sounding board.
While Adam Peaty is unreservedly critical of the food, a spokesperson for the Paris 2024 Olympics defended his position to i News, stating that he had not won any court cases over ‘worms in food’.
However, they noted that organizers were taking those considerations “very seriously” and had facilitated the changes.
According to TMZ Sports, the Olympic Committee stated: “The 550 dishes presented in the dining room were prepared in collaboration with the National Olympic Committees (NOC) and the IOC for more than a year. “
They continued: “We pay attention to athletes and take their comments very seriously. Paris 2024 continues to work intensively with the nutritionists of the national Olympic committees and is in a position to make new changes in the catering service mandatory.
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 under fire over the incident, claimed that Peaty had no photographic evidence of his claims. A panel representing Sodexo Live! He rejected any dispute over the food served to the athletes in the village cafeteria.
“There is no evidence of the veracity of this statement, which raises a rather serious allegation,” the committee told TMZ Sports. They dismissed it as a “sensationalist claim” and also clarified that they had never won any court cases from the British. athletes over food.