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Sean Ingle in Paris

Faster, higher, stronger … and healthier: chicken nuggets off menu at Paris 2024

A person dips a chicken nugget in sauce
Chicken nuggets are off the table for athletes at the Olympic Games. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

It’s enough to make Usain Bolt wake up in a cold sweat. Chicken nuggets are off the menu at Paris 2024 with Olympians instead being served Michelin-starred dishes and plant-based meat alternatives in the athletes’ village.

The Jamaican sprinter famously claimed to have eaten 1,000 nuggets over 10 days when winning 100m and 200m gold at the 2008 Beijing Games. However the 11,000 athletes in Paris will be nudged to make healthier choices, with four Michelin-starred chefs involved in preparing the food.

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