“It’s unreal” – David Puig gives his take on Olympics food amid complaints from other athletes, dubs it the ‘biggest restaurant’ he’s ever seen

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LIV golfer David Puig shared his thoughts on the food at the Olympics amid complaints from athletes participating in the prestigious games.

The food at this year’s Paris Olympics has caught people’s attention after several athletes, including America’s most decorated gymnast, Simone Biles, gave it a thumbs down. Many other athletes have also complained about it.

Meanwhile, Puig commented on the restaurant at the Olympic Village, calling it the “biggest restaurant” he had seen in his “entire life.” Speaking about the restaurant at the Olympics, Puig said (via Golf Week):

“It’s unreal, all the work that is behind the scenes to make this event happen. The restaurant itself was probably the biggest restaurant I’ve ever seen in my entire life, and it took us probably five to 10 minutes to walk from one side to the other, and we were obviously on the farthest side. So it was quite a walk.
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“But the Village itself, it’s great. And lots of athletes, lots of people that have been working their entire lives for a moment like this just like us. So it was very exciting and again, just very exciting to be here,” David Puig added.
Meanwhile, there have been complaints from athletes about the food. American gymnast Hezly Rivera said (via Golf Week):

“I don’t think it’s very good at least what we’re having in the dining hall.”
Notably, the Olympic Village offers athletes a variety of food every day. They have six different areas for serving food.

David Puig slips down four spots on the leaderboard at the Paris Olympics
David Puig slipped down four spots after the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday, August 3. He shot 69 in the first two rounds but struggled in the third, finishing with a 70, which placed him in a tie for the 23rd spot on the leaderboard.

Puig had a promising start on Saturday with an eagle on the third hole and a birdie on the front nine. However, he encountered difficulties on the back nine, carding two bogeys to finish the round at even par. Meanwhile, Jon Rahm has taken the lead, tied with Xander Schauffele, followed by Tommy Fleetwood in third place.

Here’s the leaderboard after the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympics:

T1. Jon Rahm -14
T1. Xander Schauffele -14
3. Tommy Fleetwood -13
T4. Nicolai Hojgaard -11
T4. Hideki Matsuyama -11
T6. Rory McIlroy -10
T6. Scottie Scheffler -10
T6. Tom Kim -10
T6. Thomas Detry -10
T10. Ludvig Aberg -9
T10. Jason Day -9
T10. Joaquin Niemann -9
T13. Christiaan Bezuidenhout -8
T13. Thorbjorn Olesen -8
T13. Victor Perez -8
T13. Erik van Rooyen -8
T17. Byeong Hun An -7
T17. Corey Conners -7
T17. Alejandro Tosti -7
T17. C.T. Pan -7
T21. Matteo Manassero -6
T21. Stephan Jaeger -6
T23. Wyndham Clark -5
T23. Shane Lowry -5
T23. Ryan Fox -5
T23. Collin Morikawa -5
T23. Carlos Ortiz -5
T23. David Puig -5
T29. Min Woo Lee -4
T29. Guido Migliozzi -4
T31. Adrien Dumont de Chassart -3
T31. Fabrizio Zanotti -3
T31. Sami Valimaki -3
T34. Nick Taylor -2
T34. Sepp Straka -2
T34. Joel Girrbach -2
T34. Shubhankar Sharma -2
T38. Viktor Hovland -1
T38. Matthias Schmid -1
T38. Gavin Green -1
T38. Abraham Ancer -1
T38. Alex Noren -1
T38. Tapio Pulkkanen -1
T44. Rafa Campos E
T44. Keita Nakajima E
T46. Nico Echavarria +1
T46. Kevin Yu +1
T48. Gaganjeet Bhullar +2
T48. Kristoffer Ventura +2
T50. Adrian Meronk +3
T50. Emiliano Grillo +3
T50. Dou Zecheng +3
T53. Daniel Hillier +5
T53. Matt Fitzpatrick +5
T55. Kiradech Aphibarnrat +6
T55. Mito Pereira +6
T55. Phachara Khongwatmai +6
58. Yuan Yechun +7
59. Camilo Villegas +9
60. Matthieu Pavon +10
The final round of the 2024 Paris Olympics is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 4, at Le Golf National.

Edited by Partha Sarathi Banerjee