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As the 2024 Olympics get underway, the neck-and-neck medal count has resulted in the usual whingeing from media and sports pundits over perceived disadvantages faced by visiting athletes.
During the Sydney games, there was criticism over the noise coming from nightlife precincts that surrounded the athletes village. In Athens, there was complaints about the availability and quality of drinking water.
However, in 2024 it seems the biggest drama is surrounds the catering in the village.
Paris officials have rushed to order in more meat and eggs amid growing criticism about their heavily vegan slant to all the food options within the athletes’ village.
However, The Australian Olympic Committee dismissed the fuelled controversy, describing the Paris accommodation as a “high quality village” – and much better than what athletes were forced to endure in previous cities.
The AOC says the Paris accomodation pales in comparison to the ‘hunger games’ at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, or the heavily policed pandemic games in Tokyo, where athletes couldn’t even get a root out of fear of creating a superspreader event.
However, despite all of the freedoms and short-lived romances in the City Of Love, it is believed that athletes are growing increasingly frustrated at the lack of appropriate food options for their specific dietary plans.
It is something that the Brisbane organisers have taken note of, and will be certain to not repeat when it’s Queensland’s time to host the games in 2032.
Speaking to The Betoota Advocate today, Brisbane Olympics spokesman Mr Joh Gobetween has revealed that the 2032 games will be entirely catered by Woolloongabba’s iconic Norman Hotel on Ipswich road.
“They call it Australia’s worst vegetarian restaurant” said the spokesman.
“We’re talking ribs, wings, rib-eyes, rumps, sirloins, T-bones”
“They’ve even got this thing called the Texas T-bone which is 600 grams. That one’s obviously for the shotputters”
When asked if employing the Norman Hotel eight years in advance was perhaps and overcorrection that might isolate vegetarians and vegan athletes in 2032, the spokesman said the pub is known for having alternative options for the softcocks.
“Vegans will be fine. They’ve got oysters and cheesy garlic bread. Shit like that. Maybe a bit of Caesar salad, we’ll just get them to strain out the bacon I guess”
