Athletes are sharing a sneak peek at the 'disappointing' food in the Olympic village

Paris Olympics 2024 athletes are sharing a glimpse at the food on offer to them at the Olympic Village.

As the Olympic Games are in full swing, the village – which spans across Saint-Denis, Saint Ouen and L'Île-Saint-Denis – is serving up to 60,000 meals a day, for 14,250 athletes.

And let's just say the reaction has been somewhat... unsatisfied.

US athlete Rachel Glenn is one such Olympian to share her food experiences, filming herself eating some pasta with a song named 'Help Me' playing over the top.

Meanwhile, American track and field Olympian Raven Saunders made a similar swipe, using a sound entitled 'you disappointed me' while showing her plate of food to the camera.

"It's been a struggle," the video's caption read, dropping a further hint at her dissatisfaction.

Emelia Chatfield, who is a track and field athlete competing for Haiti, voted the dining hall's offering a rather brutal 0/10, and dubbed it “disgusting.”

She added it could be a 2/10 “on some days," which is hardly redeeming, if you ask us.

Gymnast Hezley Rivera, also from the US, also didn't mince her words when quizzed on the food at the village during a press contest, alongside teammate Simone Biles.

"I don’t think it’s very good, at least what we’re having in the dining hall," she said.

The sports star said it wasn't "real French cuisine," and didn't seem happy at all with what was fuelling them throughout their stay.

Food at the olympics hasn't been popular (Credit: Getty)

"You'd think that they'd bring some better chefs to kind of season the food a little bit better, USA Today reports American gymnast Asher Hong said: "It’s just not what you would expect at the Olympic Games." Big yikes.

As is always the case, some were more diplomatic than others, with Singaporean swimmer Quah Jing Wen politely claiming a French salmon wellington “caught her off guard,” but she eventually grew to like it.

Meanwhile, Filipino gymnast Aleah Finnegan seemed to think everything could be improved by a little more seasoning. USA volleyball player Erik Shoji agreed the food was "not terrible, not great.”

The Olympic village is serving a huge number of athletes day after day (Credit: Getty)

It's not just athletes piping up. A former Olympian recently spoke in the press about the quota of vegan food on offer, controversially stating "world class athletes" were not vegan.

Meanwhile, the British Olympic Association’s chief executive, Andy Anson, told The Times that the food was "not adequate."

"There are not enough of certain foods: eggs, chicken, certain carbohydrates, and then there is the quality of the food, with raw meat being served to athletes," he said.

"Our athletes have decided they would rather go and eat in our performance lodge in Clichy, so we are having to get another chef to come over as the demand is far exceeding what we thought it would be."

Phew, it's a rough day to be an Olympic village chef, isn't it?

It's not all doom and gloom, though, as one food has got glowing reviews on TikTok – the village's chocolate muffins.

Check this out:

Yup, Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen has become so obsessed with the muffins that he's done 12 TikTok videos gushing over them.

It looks like the food team have certainly got something right!

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