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Daniel Smith

Breakfast of champions? Beijing Winter Olympics athlete posts picture of miserable food being served up

Athletes competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics are dreading being put in quarantine after reports over what life is like in the isolation hotels.

The Games is trying its best to be Covid-free, with any competitor testing positive being whisked away for days on end.

One of those who tested positive - Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova - shared an unappetising photo of the meals being offered to people in a hotel in Beijing.

The tray of food includes plain pasta, a few potatoes, charred meat on a bone and an orange sauce. Vasnetsova said it was "breakfast, lunch and dinner for five days already".

"My stomach hurts, I'm very pale and I have huge black circles around my eyes. I want all this to end. I cry every day. I'm very tired," Vasnetsova wrote on her Instagram with the picture of the food served to her.

Here are some of the reactions on social media...

The organisers were quick to address Vasnetsova's concerns and, according to the Associated Press, the Russian biathlon team spokesperson Sergei Averyanov has confirmed better food was served to Vasnetsova. He also added the athlete will also be given a stationary bike for training.

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