Olympic organizers promise to address isolation conditions amid complaints

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is vowing to address and improve conditions following complaints from  athletes who have had to isolate due to positive COVID-19 tests, The Associated Press reports. 

Christophe Dubi, the IEC’s executive director, called it a “duty” and “responsibility” to make sure athletes are provided with adequate conditions.

“These are exactly the kind of things we have to address,” he said. “We have to make sure that the expectations are met.”

Several athletes have slammed the poor conditions in Beijing’s quarantine hotels, including a lack of edible food.

“My stomach hurts, I’m very pale and I have huge black circles around my eyes,” Valeria Vasnetsova, a Russian biathlon athlete, reportedly wrote on social media. She also shared a photo of a meal she was given, which consisted of several potatoes, plain pasta and charred meat.

Other complaints revolved around uneven implementation of quarantine protocols and minimal information being given to quarantined athletes.