“It probably wasn't the time I thought I was capable of, but living in the Olympic Village makes it hard to perform.”
Ariarne Titmus criticized the 'ridiculous' eco-friendly accommodations at the Paris Olympics Village, including polythene mattresses and cardboard beds.
Olympic organizers have promised to adapt food and transportation services and emphasized the quality of Airweave mattresses used in the village. “It’s about how you manage yourself and whatever environments are presented, whatever the beds are, whatever the food is, everybody deals with it.Ian MacNicol/Getty Images
James, who also secured the title of 100m Freestyle World Champion in 2011 and 2013 before retiring from competitive swimming in 2019, noted that the Olympic Village’s cardboard beds, lack of air conditioning, crowded buses, and constant walking made “village life far from ideal.” “These athletes train their entire career to perform at their best on this stage, and to try and do so from cardboard beds is just suboptimal.”
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