Italian Thomas Ceccon, who won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, criticized the living conditions in the Olympic village. The athlete’s words stand out Republic.
“There is no air conditioning in the village, the weather is very hot, the food is bad. That’s why many athletes left. First it rains, then it gets hot, we don’t get enough sleep. And the water in the pool is slow. You get bored with everything, it doesn’t end without results,” Ceccone said.
The Italian athlete finished first in the 100-meter breaststroke and third in the freestyle relay at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The Olympic Games began on July 26, with competitions running through August 11. The opening ceremony took place on the Seine River. Russian athletes, who compete in the Summer Olympics as neutrals, did not attend the ceremony.
Following the start of Russia’s SVO in Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes and recommended that Federations not allow athletes from these countries to participate in international competitions. In December 2023, the IOC allowed athletes from Russia to participate in the 2024 Olympics, but only with neutral status and subject to a number of necessary conditions.
The Russian, who previously played for France to win silver OI.