In the pursuit of making these Games as green as possible, Paris organisers have forgotten why we’re all here.
Cardboard beds. Wafer-thin mattresses. Not enough bathrooms. Not enough meat. No air-conditioning. Buses without air-conditioning going to the wrong venues.
The unthinkable decision from Games organisers to make 60 per cent of food served in the dining hall vegan to reduce the carbon footprint generated by meat, dairy and cheese reveals a disturbing lack of knowledge about what fuels a competitive athlete. A platoon of nutritionists, chefs and baristas has been brought to Paris to ensure their dietary needs are met. No Australian athlete needs to enter the dining hall, let alone force down a pretend T-bone as they desperately try to hit their macros.An official showed me via WhatsApp on Wednesday the “residents’ centre” exclusive to Australian team members. There’s enough food to feed a small army, including imported avocados.
Are the bedrooms too hot? I’m told very few in the Australian team have turned on the portable air-conditioning units bought by the AOC. This time, he dominated from the very start, holding off Stubblety-Cook to claim his third gold of the meet and claim another Olympic record.
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