Adam Peaty has claimed athletes at Paris 2024 have found worms in their food as he criticised inadequate catering at the Olympic village. The six-time Olympic medallist complained about the quantity and quality of food on offer as he said it would affect the performances of athletes.

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    1 month ago

    I remember footage of him on TV shoveling in huge plates of spaghetti in the ready room at the venue he was competing at that day.

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      1 month ago

      Chad Ochoa Cinco Johnson used to sign autographs after practices while eating from a giant and seemingly never ending bag filled with Mcdoubles and McChickens.

      Like, dude would go thru 10 each. Pen in one hand signing, Mikey Ds in the other.

      He said it was the easiest way to get the calories he needed during the season.

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      1 month ago

      Yeah, like I said the appetite doesn’t go away. But 100000 calories is just so much, that’s likely a number he’s hitting in training with the help of ice cream and other stuff.

      Even if he cuts his food intake in half around race time, he’s still eating almost 3x as much as your typical person. Plenty of room for spaghetti.

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        1 month ago

        I just picture Phelps (high as hell) asking an Olympic attendant what their spaghetti policy was poolside while eating a bag of spaghetti.