Transport blunders and delays are causing problems for athletes, including Australians, in Paris.
Jenna Forrester posted this photo of Australian athletes crouched in the aisle of a bus.Credit: Jenna Forrester
Australia’s Chef de Mission Anna Meares is raising it with Games organisers, saying the delays have caused Australians to miss out on physio and recovery sessions.
In one case, the Australian hockey team was taken to the rugby stadium because a bus bound for rugby’s Stade de France was parked in the hockey bay.
“The hockey boys got on the hockey bus, but then the bus went to the rugby stadium,” she said.
The delays have also meant that the buses can be crowded and hot. Swimmer Jenna Forrester posted a photograph of Australian athletes crouched in the aisle of a bus, under the caption, “buses are tight”.
Meares said the problem was facing all nations, and was typical of teething problems that occur at the beginning of most Games.
“It’s less than ideal,” she said. “The performance environment of our athletes is absolutely critical. So the quicker we can find some resolution to the transport, the better.”
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