This Is A Disaster: Team GB’s Adam Peaty slams Olympic Village as Paris 2024 stars ‘find worms’ in their food

Team GB swimming star Adam Peaty has slammed the Paris 2024 organisers after claiming that athletes have found worms in their food when eating in the Olympic Village

Adam Peaty has hit out at the Paris 2024 organisers after claiming that athletes have found worms in their food served up inside the Olympic Village.

The British swimming legend has slammed the Games’ organisers and said athletes have been “blindsided” by the lack of food options and quality in the Village. Peaty stated that the food shortcoming is in part due to Paris’ attempts to meet sustainability targets.

A quarter of all ingredients used in the Village are sourced inside a 155-mile radius of the French capital and 20 per cent are certified organic. All meat, milk and eggs are from France and a third of the food is plant-based.

Speaking to The i, Peaty said: “The narrative of sustainability has just been punished on the athletes. I want to 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.”

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Athletes are said to have found worms in their food

The 100m breaststroke silver medalist also complained about the lack of organisation in the Olympic Village canteen, saying: “The catering isn’t good enough for the level the athletes are expected to perform.

“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.”

Adam Peaty has slammed the organisers

A spokesperson for Paris 2024 responded to concerns raised by the athletes and was quoted as saying: “We are listening to the athletes and take their feedback very seriously.

“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 have been significantly increased and additional staff have been deployed to ensure that the service runs smoothly.”