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Whereas athletes within the Olympic Village are (allegedly) sifting by way of their meals for worms, Peruvian surfer Lucca Mesinas says the whole lot was clean crusing over in Tahiti … telling TMZ Sports activities he solely had one criticism with their setup!!
We caught up with the Peruvian surfer at LAX this week … not lengthy after he competed within the browsing portion of the 2024 Video games. Naturally, we needed to ask all concerning the surfers’ HQ on a luxurious cruise ship within the South Pacific … and it sounds MUCH higher than what the parents in Paris have been saying.
“We had good food, we had ping-pong, things to do over there,” Mesinas mentioned. “We were allowed to leave the boat anytime to go to surf. It was pretty fun anyway.”
Many rivals have complained concerning the circumstances in France … groaning over lack of air-con, small rooms and lack of loos — with one gold medalist even electing to sleep exterior.
Mesinas mentioned his solely gripe was that contemplating they have been on a ship, there was a little bit of motion happening as a result of wind — so not the most effective for catchin’ Zs.
The surfer did have overview of the beds on the boat … saying they have been additionally stable. Whereas he did not say precisely whether or not they have been like the “anti-sex” mattresss in Paris — he did declare there weren’t any actual romantic hookups on board.
“Maybe one,” he mentioned, laughing.
The ping-pong tournaments — together with watching the Olympics, in fact — seemed like a giant a part of the expertise … and Mesinas did not hesitate to name the Peruvian crew the most effective on the boat.
“I’m pretty sure we were [the best], the Peruvians,” he mentioned. “As surfers, every time we travel, we play ping-pong all the time. I’m not amazing at it, [but] all the team is pretty good at it.”
Mesinas did not earn a spot on the rostrum … nevertheless it’s clear it did not take away his expertise within the Olympics. The query now’s … can L.A. prime the expertise in 2028?!?