Olympics village controversy with 'worms' found in food as Adam Peaty slams Paris organisers
Olympians have supposedly found worms in their food
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Team GB star Adam Peaty has sensationally claimed that some people have found 'worms' in their food while eating at the Olympic village.
Around 14,000 athletes are staying in the Olympic village throughout the Paris games with 60,000 meals being served every day.
A key part of Paris organisers' goal for the Olympics this summer was to set new sustainability standards for global sporting events.
According to the Olympics website, there has been a concerted effort to increase the amount of plant-based food to 'halve the carbon footprint of meals'.
Olympians have supposedly found worms in their food
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While it's claimed that was mainly for spectators, Peaty has indicated there was a lack of meat-based options in the Olympic village as well.
Not only that, the six-time Olympic medallist also claimed that there have been reports of worms found in the food.
“The narrative of sustainability has just been punished [corr] on the athletes," he told the i.
"I want to eat 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.
"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.”
Keely Hodgkinson, who won Team GB's first athletics gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Monday night in the 800m final, has 'not eaten a meal in the village' according to her coach Trevor Painter.
“The BOA (British Olympic Association) have got a lodge 15 minutes from the village so she’s been getting a lift across there to eat because it’s a good bit better than the village,” he said.
Adam Peaty was unimpressed with the quality of food on offer
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Peaty did offer some praise for the Paris organisers in terms of engagement with the fans around the games.
However, the British swimmer ultimately feels that the food at the Olympic village has let them down.
“The catering isn’t good enough for the level the athletes are expected to perform,” he said.
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Around 60,000 meals are being eaten at the Olympic village every day
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“We need to give the best we possibly can. Tokyo, the food was incredible, Rio was incredible.
"But this time around […] there wasn’t enough protein options, long queues, waiting 30 minutes for food because there’s no queuing system.
"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.
"But it’s definitely been the best Games in terms of fans engaged with it. So you’re never gonna have a perfect Games."