McDonald's places food order limit at Olympic Village
Usain Bolt among the athletes restricted by food chain
By Ameeta Vohra, CBC Sports
Medals aren't the only thing Olympic athletes are in hot pursuit of in Rio.
Competitors are flocking to the McDonald's in the Olympic Village to fill up on burgers, fries and McNuggets instead of eating healthy food.
What's the most popular food & Resturant for Rio Olympians? MCD <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lovingit?src=hash">#Lovingit</a> McDonalds Ranked 1 2 & 3 <a href="https://t.co/Up6KaFQWQM">pic.twitter.com/Up6KaFQWQM</a>
—@RonRayburnWith limited options in sight, the international food chain has been inundated with lineups of athletes during the Olympics.
The neverending cafeteria in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/olympicvillage?src=hash">#olympicvillage</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/usatf?src=hash">#usatf</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamUSA?src=hash">#TeamUSA</a> <a href="https://t.co/kqpy82fGqL">pic.twitter.com/kqpy82fGqL</a>
—@thweavBiggest difference between Sochi and Rio Villages:<br><br>Sochi McDonalds was a ghost town. <br><br>Rio - hour-long line-ups from 9am
—@StuartMcMillan1After his team's loss to Chinese Taipei, Australia badminton player Sawan Serasinghe treated himself for completing his Olympic experience with six burgers, six cakes, four boxes of chicken McNuggets and six orders of french fries.
Serasinghe displayed his haul.
However, he is not alone.
Each day, the Chinese basketball team makes Big Macs its breakfast in the morning and members of the Iranian Olympic team has been spotted in the lineups.
Iranian Olympic team waiting in line for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/happymeal?src=hash">#happymeal</a> in rio <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/McDonalds?src=hash">#McDonalds</a> <a href="https://t.co/GMIfBWpFD8">pic.twitter.com/GMIfBWpFD8</a>
—@bedi221Additionally, men's 100-metres, triple gold medallist Usain Bolt had a craving for chicken McNuggets and struck it rich!
Uh oh, <a href="https://twitter.com/usainbolt">@usainbolt</a> ⚡️ has found <a href="https://twitter.com/McDonalds">@McDonalds</a> Chicken McNuggets in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio?src=hash">#Rio</a>:<a href="https://t.co/F75ohcTAqf">https://t.co/F75ohcTAqf</a> <a href="https://t.co/0DiemmhIj6">pic.twitter.com/0DiemmhIj6</a>
—@CanadianRunningWith the high demand and lengthy lineups, McDonald's made the decision this week to only allow athletes to order a maximum of 20 items. The rule is aimed to combat the long lineups and disappointment of food items running out.
The line at the Olympic village McDonalds.... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rioproblems?src=hash">#rioproblems</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/notlovingit?src=hash">#notlovingit</a> I just wanted a cone <a href="https://t.co/zgowiHSKiX">pic.twitter.com/zgowiHSKiX</a>
—@michaeltayler92Hopefully, the member of Team Canada's canoe/kayak slalom squad got his ice cream wish fulfilled.