Tokyo: The Indian contingent is mostly satisfied with the food and facilities provided in the Olympic Village, but requests have gone to the Indian Embassy for 100 electric kettle plus to meet the needs of warm water athletes.
Kettle has not been stored in a room in the village.
Also, the rooms will be cleaned every third day to minimize their contacts with household staff because the organizers face a big task to sty the game in Covid-19 times.
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The first batch of Indian athletes arrived on Sunday morning and check-in to the village of Games after satisfying most of the major of the Indian contingent arrived on Sunday and had spent almost two days in the village.
“The demand for kettle has come from athletes.
They need to drink warm water in the morning.
We have asked the Indian Embassy here and it must be arranged immediately,” said Deputy Deputy Chef de Mission Prem Verma to PTI on Monday.
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In front of it, Verma said: “To minimize contacts, the local organizing committee has suggested cleaning every third day but if someone wants to clean every day, they can ask for it.
Towels can be changed from the ground floor on everyday.” The athletes are served food from all over the world including India.
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“It’s smooth for us.
There are no complaints at all.
I have Daal and Parotta yesterday and that’s fine,” Sathiyan said.
However, the team official added: “I would suggest athletes to find continental or Japanese food.
The best Indian food is average and sometimes cooked.” You prefer to have local food.
It’s much better and seafood served is very fresh.
“The majority of athletes are being handed over test tests every day so they can submit their swab samples to IOA officials before leaving for training.” Until now, the number of Indians in the village is a bit more than 100.
We have requested a testing kit for five days but only get every day that can be understood by increasing requirements because more athletes and officials check into the village, “Verma said.
At food settings, He added: “When you come to another country, you must embrace the culture including food.
There is nothing wrong with Indian food served in the dining room but someone should not compare with what we get back home.
“There are many variations.
The dining room includes two floors and the right social distance followed by fiberglass that separates seats.”