Swimmer Kaylee McKeown has slammed a controversial decision by the Australian Olympic Committee to kick athletes out of the Games village in Paris once they have completed their events.
Australian swimming star Kaylee McKeown has slammed a controversial decision by the Australian Olympic Committee to kick athletes out of the Games village in Paris once they have completed their events.
The AOC wants athletes to vacate the village within 48 hours of their last event, to give those still competing the best chance of success with fewer distractions. “In 2021 us swimmers and a lot of other people who finished their sports got sent home to do quarantine for two weeks. We didn’t get to live the Olympic dream.“Everyone always talks about finishing racing and that you get to go and do this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For that to be taken away from us is really upsetting. I was looking forward to getting myself onto that Olympic team in 2024.”
“Athletes can remain in the village but after 48 hours following the end of their sport’s competition they will move out. For now, McKeown and a number of other high-profile Olympians, including Emma McKeown, Kyle Chalmers, Zac Stubblety-Cook and Ariarne Titmus, are ready to compete in longcourse events for the first time this year.
Interestingly, McKeown hasn’t entered the 200m backstroke, instead prioritising other non-favoured races such as the 200m breaststroke and 200m freestyle.
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