Current:Home > 新闻中心British swimmer Adam Peaty: There are worms in the food at Paris Olympic Village -Elevate Capital Network
British swimmer Adam Peaty: There are worms in the food at Paris Olympic Village
View
Date:2025-04-15 18:32:20
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."
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
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.
MORE:At Paris Games, athletes can't stop talking about food at Olympic Village
➤ Get Olympics updates in your texts! Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel
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.”
Follow Scooby Axson on social media @ScoobAxson
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
veryGood! (16)
Related
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Video chats and maqlooba: How one immigrant family created their own Thanksgiving traditions
- UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers
- As 2023 draws to close, Biden’s promised visit to Africa shows no signs of happening yet
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- 4 men found dead in a Denver suburb home
- Hamas officials and medic say Israel surrounding 2nd Gaza hospital as babies from Al-Shifa reach Egypt
- Founder of far-right Catholic site resigns over breach of its morality clause, group says
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic pleads not guilty to assaulting wife
Ranking
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Super Bowl payback? Not for these Eagles, who prove resilience in win vs. Chiefs
- Caregiver charged in death of woman who wandered from assisted living center and died in snow
- Percy Jackson Star Logan Lerman Is Engaged to Ana Corrigan
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Presidential debates commission announces dates and locations for 2024
- Who won 'Love Island Games' 2023? This couple took home the $100,000 prize
- Tracy Chapman, Blondie, Timbaland, more nominated for 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame
Recommendation
Small twin
22 additional patients accuse Massachusetts pediatrician of sexual abuse. Prosecutors say cases 'could keep growing'
Brawling fans in stands delay start of Argentina-Brazil World Cup qualifying match for 27 minutes
NFL suspends Kareem Jackson for four games again after illegal hit on Joshua Dobbs
Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
A baby dies and a Florida mom is found stabbed to death, as firefighters rescue 2 kids from blaze
Kentucky cut off her Medicaid over a clerical error — just days before her surgery
What restaurants are open Thanksgiving? Details on Starbucks, McDonald's, fast food, more