American track star Chari Hawkins has revealed the amenities offered to Olympic athletes competing at this year’s games in Paris.
Hawkins, 33, told MailOnline that elite athletes living in the Olympic Village can enjoy a great life between events.
Showing off her nails, done in a mix of the American flag, Olympic rings and a gold medal, she said: ‘Olympic athletes can do their nails and they can cut their hair.
‘They have baking classes, so you can make bread. You can also order a cappuccino and you can print out any photos you want.
“There’s a meditation room and they have saunas. It’s really nice.”
Hawkins, who studied at Bath University in 2018, also shared her thoughts on the Village’s chocolate muffins that went viral thanks to a Norwegian swimmer’s TikToks.
American track star Chari Hawkins has revealed the amenities offered to Olympic athletes competing at this year’s games in Paris.
Hawkins, 33, told MailOnline that elite athletes living in the Olympic Village can live a life of luxury between events.
Chocolate muffins from the Games have gone viral
“I see them every day and I’m like… muffins,” she said with a sigh of nostalgia.
The world was first introduced to the legendary muffins after Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, who competes in the men’s 800m and 1500m freestyle, praised them on TikTok.
In one clip, a teammate is seen saying “I feel like you’re just here for the chocolate muffins,” before the camera pans to show the three-time Olympian devouring one of the muffins.
In another, he is seen pulling muffins out of a secret drawer while his nose is covered in chocolate, while a third video shows him saying: “I HEREBY DECLARE MYSELF THE OLYMPIC MUFFIN MAN.”
But it’s not all fun and games at the Paris Olympics.
Parisians are still hesitant to take a dip in the Seine despite a massive €1bn clean-up operation organised ahead of the Olympics, MailOnline has learned.
Hawkins, who studied at Bath University in 2018, also shared her thoughts on the Village’s chocolate muffins that went viral thanks to a Norwegian swimmer’s TikToks.
“I see them every day and I’m like… muffins,” she said with a sigh of nostalgia.
Locals said they still believed the river was “dirty” and dismissed the idea of swimming as “crazy” when asked, amid concerns about water quality in the capital.
This came after the men’s triathlon event was postponed due to poor water quality, after tests on the river “did not provide sufficient guarantees” for the event to go ahead.
Although World Triathlon said water quality had improved, it was forced to push the event back to Wednesday in the latest blow to organisers after an awkward start to the Games marred by bad weather and criticism over the opening ceremony.
France has spent more than €1bn (£840m) cleaning up the river in preparation for the Games, but locals remain unconvinced the water is safe to swim in.
MailOnline spoke to Shaka Ponk singer Frah in the French capital as the event was postponed due to concerns over water quality.
Asked if he would swim in the river, he said: “No, it’s crazy.”
“I think it’s dirty.”
When asked what could be living in the river, a second person said: “Everything is dirty: rats living inside.”
Shaka Ponk singer Frah told MailOnline he thought the idea of taking a dip in the river was “crazy”.
He said without a doubt that he would not swim in the river, despite efforts to clean it up.
Training for the Olympic triathlon event in Paris has been cancelled in recent days.
He added that he would consider swimming in the river for a million dollars.
Others were more convinced and showed faith in the local administration’s efforts to make the river safe for swimming.
“I think it’s pretty clean,” a third person told MailOnline.
‘Pollution was not a major problem for Paris. Now it is.
“We have to be happy about this, about what the city has done for its people.”
Paris has spent a small fortune trying to clean up the river that runs through the capital ahead of the Olympic Games.
This included building a huge reservoir to capture excess rainwater and prevent waste from flowing into the river.
Before the renovation work, bathing in the Seine had been prohibited for a century because of its filth.
Pierre Rabadan, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of the Olympic Games, described the clean-up operation as “our contribution to the future.”
“When people see athletes swimming in the Seine without any health problems, they will have confidence to swim in the Seine again,” he said.
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