Athletes are abandoning Paris' Olympic Village for greener pastures after being forced to cope with “vegan-friendly” food, cardboard beds, no air conditioning, cramped rooms and long commutes to games. [emphasis, links added]
Team USA tennis star Coco Gauff revealed over the weekend that she After ten contestants shared two bathrooms, the entire team headed to a hotelthis daily mail reported.
A TikTok posted by Gauff shows her teammates huddled into the small living quarters with frustrated faces before finally leaving the village:
@cocogoff #olympics #olympicvillage
♬ Female Anger – bel6va
The $1.6 billion facility, reportedly built to house the world's best athletes, has a mission to be “environmentally friendly” – Meaning a complete lack of air conditioning and stifling heat caused by a shortage of meat products.
Retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen slams Paris Olympics organizers Prioritize a vegan diet over the high-protein meals required by high-performance athletes Ariarne Titmus, the defending women's 200m and 400m freestyle champion, fell short of her goal of setting a world record on Saturday.
“Lack of world records comes down to environmental, carbon footprint, vegan-first mentality rather than high performance“, Magnussen said of his compatriot.
he reported Most of the food served in the village's cafeteria is vegetarian.
“They have a charter that stipulates that 60% of the food in the village must be vegetarian, and the day before the opening ceremony Their village has run out of meat and dairy products because they didn't expect so many athletes to choose meat and dairy products over vegetarianism,“he explained.
“Catering companies are having to readjust their volumes and bring in more products because surprise, surprise – World Class Athletes Do Not Have a Vegan Diet… Let me tell you, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Roger Federer—none of these guys are vegetarians.
Titmus blamed her performance in the women's 400m final on the poor conditions in the village and although she was disappointed with her time, she went on to win gold.
“This may not be the time I think I'm capable of, but It’s hard to play while living in the Olympic Village“, Titmus said in an interview with The New York Times on Sunday. daily mail.
“It's not designed for high performance, so it's a matter of who takes it to heart,” she added.
As the Olympians who stayed in the village had to cope with the hot weather, they also had to sleep in uncomfortable beds.
American gymnast Frederick Richard considered shipping his mattress early because he refused to sleep on cardboard.
“Everyone was complaining about the beds and stuff,” he said. “I had the bed ordered and shipped here. I had a comfortable bed from the start.
the most important is, The eco-friendly nature of the village also forces athletes to use public transport to get to the stadiums — which means they're already experiencing a hectic commute as they prepare to compete for gold.
Six South Korean swimmers abandoned their village and checked into a hotel to avoid long bus rides to competitionssaid Jung Chang-hoon, Chairman of the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF).
“We just want to make sure they're at least a little more comfortable,” Chong said, explaining that the athletes on his men's 4x200m freestyle relay team are Now staying in accommodation just a five-minute walk from the Stade La Défense in Paris.
More athletes are expected to leave the Olympic Village as the games continuebecause they were tired of eating small amounts of meat and sharing the bathroom with several other people.
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