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

Olympians will be served Michelin-starred dishes Plant-based meat alternatives on offer at athletes’ village

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The accommodation at the Olympic Village site in Paris, which will be used by Team Ireland over the course of the next two weeks. Picture: Mike Egerton/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.