Shortly after complaining about the Olympic village and blaming its conditions on why he didn't qualify for the 200-meter backstroke, Thomas Ceccon was seen taking a nap on the grass.
Thomas Ceccon may have won an Olympic gold in Paris, but it's hard to say whether a good night's sleep contributed. The Italian swimmer took home the men's 100-meter backstroke for his first Olympic gold at just 23 years old . But he didn't quite get the same success in the 200-meter; he failed to qualify for the final.
Ceccon said he was 'too tired' in that semifinal. 'It’s hard to sleep both at night and in the afternoon. Here, I really struggle between the heat and the noise,' Ceccon said after that race. Saudi rower Husein Alireza was walking around last week when he spotted Ceccon actually resting up in the middle of the lawn, simply just laying on a sheet next to a bench. Ceccon said he was taking a 'nap.
The decision is part of the organizing committee’s goal to cut the carbon footprint of the Paris Games by half and stage the most sustainable Olympics to date by installing special technology to use natural sources to keep everyone cool even during a potential heat wave. But that apparently has not happened. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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