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Talia Barrington

‘Like, what?’: USA’s Ariana Ramsey blown away by free healthcare at Olympics

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Ariana Ramsey (right) helped the US to a bronze medal in the rugby sevens at Paris 2024
Ariana Ramsey (right) helped the US to a bronze medal in the rugby sevens at Paris 2024. Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images

The US rugby sevens player Ariana Ramsey will leave Paris with more than just a bronze medal. After ­discovering the Olympic Village ­provides not only free food to athletes but also a suite of free healthcare options, she will be heading home having completed a pap smear and a free eye and dental exam. She even snagged a free pair of prescription glasses. To quote her now-viral ­TikTok video, “Like, what?”

The Olympic Village – where athletes reside during the Games – began offering free medical care in 1932, according to Sports Illustrated. SI also reported that the village offers ­cardiology, orthopedics, ­physiotherapy, psychology and podiatry, with dermatology also being offered to Paralympic athletes, who arrive next week.

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