Emily Campbell took dwelling a bronze medal within the girls’s 87-kilogram division of the Paris Olympics – the second Olympic medal of her profession.
Whereas a handful of bronze medalists have complained concerning the deterioration of the prize since receiving it on the Summer time Video games, the British Olympian had a bone to choose with the Olympic Village.
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Bronze medalist Emily Campbell poses on the rostrum throughout the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024. (Lars Baron/Getty Photos)
Campbell told BBC she couldn’t wait to return dwelling.
“I can’t wait to sleep in my very own mattress,” she stated. “I do know it sounds so… however truthfully, the cardboard beds aren’t a vibe. I’m trying ahead to going dwelling and seeing my household as a result of I haven’t been in a position to meet up with them.”
Campbell has been removed from the one athlete to complain concerning the Olympic Village.
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Emily Campbell competes within the Olympics at South Paris Area on Aug. 11, 2024. (Lars Baron/Getty Photos)
Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon was spotted taking a “nap” on the garden of the village after he expressed frustrations with the sleeping circumstances.
“There isn’t a air-con within the village, it’s sizzling, the meals is unhealthy,” Ceccon stated. “Many athletes transfer because of this. It’s not an alibi or an excuse, it’s the fact of what maybe not everyone is aware of.”
Air-con has additionally been missing, as quite a few athletes introduced followers after the Video games introduced a extra climate-friendly cooling system.
Emily Campbell celebrates her bronze medal on the rostrum on the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024. (VCG/VCG by way of Getty Photos)
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The choice was a part of the organizing committee’s purpose to chop the carbon footprint of the Paris Video games by half and stage probably the most sustainable Olympics thus far by putting in particular know-how to make use of pure sources to maintain everybody cool, even throughout a possible warmth wave.
Fox Information’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
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