What’s going on with the food shortages at the Olympics?

Today marks the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, but athletes are already facing challenges. Hosting the Games requires years of preparation – such as investing $1.5 billion to clean up the polluted Seine. But what they may not have been prepared for was the amount of food needed to feed the staff and thousands of athletes.

According to the BBCthe French newspaper The teamreported that participants said there was not enough food, especially eggs and grilled meat. On Wednesday, eggs were rationed.

Andy Anson, Managing Director of Team Great Britain, said The Telegraph that there are not enough eggs, chicken or certain carbohydrates and that the athletes were served raw meat.

The BBC added that the Olympic Village’s official catering partner, Sodexo Live!, said “quantities will be increased” to “meet the needs of athletes”.

“At the beginning of the games there are usually two or three problems – the biggest one this time is the nutrition in the village, which is not sufficient,” said Anson The Telegraph.

In preparation, the British Olympic Association hired a catering company at its performance lodge in Clichy, according to a report in the Telegraph, and athletes traveled there to eat and train instead of eating in the Olympic Village.

Being in optimal competitive shape requires not only years of dedication and training, but also good nutrition and diet. And athletes often need a lot of food to fuel and recover. The BBC reports that 13 million meals are served in the Olympic Village during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Games have just started today and there are still several days of competition to go, so let’s hope that any catering issues are resolved.

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