An Olympic Games should embody the sportsmanship of "faster, higher, stronger", but I didn't expect Paris, as the host, to carry out "frugality" to the end!
Even if there are paper beds and no air conditioning, even the athletes' meals should be saved, and only vegetarian meals are provided? What is this "bird language"? Could it be that the France want to treat athletes from all over the world with lettuce salad and croissants? It seems that the Gallic rooster is really going to take "French romance" to the extreme!
First of all, let's take stock of the "hardcore" treatment of the Paris Olympics
Not only did the athletes continue to sleep on paper beds, but they were even reluctant to install air conditioners! In the scorching summer, when athletes return to the dormitory after sweating, there is not even a cool place, how can they spend this day? What's even more speechless is that the hosts also offer vegetarian food in the name of demonstrating their environmental philosophy. Please, what about the Olympics, and it's not a vegetarian promotion conference, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
This kind of treatment, in other words, no one can stand it.
Especially for Chinese athletes who are accustomed to eating good food, this is nothing short of a disaster. You let Wang Chuqin, the first brother of the national table tennis who is accustomed to the spicy and fragrant Sichuan cuisine, go to nibble on France baguette with yellow mustard sauce, doesn't that kill this young man? Let's take a look at the women's basketball girl Han Xu, who directly brought her own rice cooker and electric fan, and she came prepared, for fear that she would not be able to stay in Paris. This France is also really, holding an Olympics is so stingy, really when there is enough surplus food at home, not bad for those few dollars?
The poor treatment of this Olympics actually reflects a deeper problem - the insincerity of the host country.
No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education, and no matter how hard you can't be miserable for your children, Paris obviously doesn't understand this truth. Athletes travel thousands of miles to foreign countries to sweat and chase their dreams on the field, not to experience the French "ascetic" life. You say that reducing carbon emissions and protecting animal welfare are all high-sounding reasons, but to put it bluntly, isn't it just to save money? If you really want to be environmentally friendly, why don't you set off a few fewer fireworks and simplify the opening and closing ceremonies?
Moreover, as an international sports event, the Olympic Games is not only a stage for individual athletes, but also an important window for the host country to show itself and enhance its international image.
France's performance this time can probably only be described as "standing and standing". Isn't it a slap in the face that while touting itself as a food capital, it only serves vegetarian meals with clear soup and little water? During the Olympic Games, what should have been a gluttonous feast of food from all over the world ended up being reduced to the point where athletes brought their own rice cookers, which is really laughable.
Compared with France's stinginess, the Chinese team's approach is eye-catching.
The national table tennis team has its own Sichuan cuisine chef group, chicken bean curd, spicy chicken, kimchi, and even special desserts. In contrast, France's vegetarian meal pales in comparison. This also fully shows that no matter how high-end and fashionable French food is, it can't compare to the taste of a bowl of hometown. After all, Chinese cuisine is broad and profound, and Sichuan cuisine is one of the best, with full color, flavor, spicy and fragrant, which is the great supplement that athletes need.
The issue of frugality at the Paris Olympics is really a big surprise.
It is not easy for athletes to pursue their dreams, and the host country should provide high-quality services, rather than blindly pursuing "low cost". Moreover, eating and sleeping well can only achieve good results, does this truth still need to be taught by the Chinese? I hope that the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee can take this as a warning and improve it in time, so as not to let the "French romance" be overshadowed in the athletes' complaints. The Chinese team's sports achievements today are due to the hard work of countless people, including the intimate service of the logistics support team.
From Lang Ping's instant noodles in Rio to the Sichuan chef in Paris, we have seen the Chinese sports delegation pay more and more attention to the livelihood of athletes. This is not only a matter of diet, but also a kind of humanistic care and a feeling of family and country. With the support of the motherland and the people, the Chinese Legion will surely achieve new success in Paris!
So in the end, I would like to ask: can an Olympic Games that is reluctant to provide even vegetarian food expect any surprises in terms of event quality and service? In contrast, Chinese chefs go to Paris only to eat and drink well for the athletes, which is the true meaning of sportsmanship. What do you think about this?