Olympic swimming champion spotted sleeping in Paris park

One of the most criticized points by athletes in these Paris 2024 Olympic Games These are the conditions they have found in the Olympic Village, especially in the rooms where, in addition to having to sleep on cardboard beds, they have had to deal with high temperatures.

One of the athletes who has most expressed his rejection of this situation is the Italian swimmer Thomas Cecconwhose claims gained further strength after she won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke at this Olympic event.

But more recently the Italian made his presence felt again in Paris 2024 after being seen sleeping in a square at the Olympic facilities, an image that quickly went viral on social media where the swimmer has caused a lot of stir at these Olympic Games.

With only a blanket and a pillow, the Italian lay down next to a bench in a Parisian square near the facilities where the Italian delegation is staying to rest during one of these hot days in the European summer when several cities have recorded maximum temperatures.

The lack of air conditioning has been a situation repeatedly criticized by athletes at these Olympic Games, who have also registered complaints about the lack of some types of food in the Olympic dining room, among other claims.

“Many athletes move for this reason: it is not an alibi or an excuse, it is the reality of what perhaps not everyone knows. I am disappointed not to have made it to the final, but I was too tired.”commented the Italian Thomas Ceccon at the time.

The 23-year-old Italian swimmer said that these criticisms were not an excuse and that he also had to settle for bronze in the 4×100 freestyle relay at a productive Paris 2024 Olympic Games in his second appearance in this type of competition.

An athlete captured the moment

The image of Italian Thomas Ceccon sleeping in a park in the Olympic Village that went viral was taken by Arab rowing representative Hussein Alireza, who uploaded the photos on his social media, where they quickly began to circulate around the world.

This gesture by Ceccon has illustrated the complaints of the many athletes at these Olympic Games. Italians, Americans, Mexicans, among others, have shown their dissatisfaction with the conditions of the Olympic Village where there is only air conditioning in the rest rooms.

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