Olympic athletes should be living lavishly, not forced to live in a “prison” and eat “cold slop” in “the sweaty school hall.”
Race walker Tom Bosworth of Great Britain unveiled his diet at the Olympic housing complex in Sapporo in a video that has since been deleted from his Twitter account.
In the video, Bosworth showcased the “cold slop” provided to the athletes in Sapporo Odori Park.
“Hey @IOCMedia you know the millions of [money bags] you make off the Olympics,” Bosworth tweeted. “Any chance, in the week of our race, we could get some food? Like meals? Not cold slop, steamed onions or partly cooked pasta? This is the ‘pinnacle of sport.’ Sapporo feels like a prison.”
He wasn’t done there, continuing to tweet through his food issues.
“Welcome to the sweaty school dining hall that a lifetime of hard work gets you. Any chance you could be a little athlete-focused? Any chance we could have somewhere to get some fresh air aside from the 900m training lap we have? A cup of coffee wouldn’t go amiss.”
Bosworth felt that the food being served to Olympians was unacceptable. TwitterBosworth qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics after coming second at the 2021 British Athletics Marathon and 20km Walk Trial. He has also won the outdoor championships in 2011 and each year between 2014-18, as well as the indoor championships between 2015-20.
The 31-year-old, who finished in sixth place over 20km at the 2016 Rio Olympics, was supposed to stay in Tokyo for the duration of the games. However, because of the extreme heat, the men’s and women’s race walks and marathons have been moved 500 miles north of the capital. They have since been staying in Sapporo.
Bosworth posted photos of the food he is being served at the Tokyo Olympics, which he called “slop.” Twitter“Food is poor. Food is cold. And seems in short supply. Athletes have battled to get to these games and are abiding by all rules in place I’m very grateful they’ve have gone ahead and Ive had a [positive] experience until now and that’s why I called it out.”
Bosworth’s complaints were heard, at least.
“I’ve just picked that up, I’ll be raising that at the chefs meeting tomorrow,” Team GB’s chef de mission Mark England told BBC Radio 5 Live. “It’s disappointing because actually the food in the Olympic Village and the environment which has been created down in Tokyo is nothing short of outstanding.
“That is disappointing to hear and I’ll give him a buzz.”
Bosworth will compete for gold in the 50km race walk on Thursday.
