An athlete has made some pretty disturbing claims about the food at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Now, there's been a lot of drama surrounding the prestigious games.
First the pollution concerns in the River Seine, then the "rock-solid" cardboard beds, and now we have a new addition to the club: the food.
Adam Peaty, an Olympic gold-medalist swimmer, recently opened up about the allegedly horrific catering conditions, claiming that some athletes have found "worms" in their food.
Yeah, you read that right... worms.
Speaking to the i, the 29-year-old said: "The catering isn’t good enough for the level the athletes are expected to perform."
He continued: "We need to give the best we possibly can. [In] 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 queueing system."
Peaty went on to state that due to the Games’ sustainability pledges, which aim to make around 60% of the meals meatless, it's very difficult to be in the best condition.
"The narrative of sustainability has just been pushed on the athletes,” he told the outlet. "I want meat, I need meat to perform and that’s what I eat at home, so why should I change?"
However, the other alternative is fish, but that is seemingly off the cards for Peaty after hearing that it was allegedly infested with worms.
"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 not feeding them the best," the Olympic swimmer added.
Let's just say social media users were not impressed after word got out about the worms.
"This is disgusting!" wrote one person on X while another added: "Thats a serious problem! Worms… SMH OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS…. So disappointed."
Others even went on to insult French cuisine overall.
A spokesperson later told the i that the establishment is always open to feedback and they're hoping to increase service staff at the venue.
"We are listening to the athletes and take their feedback very seriously" the spokesperson said. "Since the opening of the village, our partner Sodexo Live! has been working proactively to adapt supplies to the growing use of the Olympic Village restaurants, as well as to the actual consumption by athletes observed over the first few days."
"As a result, the quantities of certain products has been significantly increased and additional staff have been deployed to ensure the service runs smoothly," they added.
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