Tokyo Olympics: South Korean team sets up food service to prevent contamination
South Korean athletes will have their food service at the Tokyo Olympics because of contamination fears, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
The report said that the South Korean Olympic Committee (KSOC) has set up a makeshift kitchen in three containers at a hotel parking lot some 20 minutes away from the athletes’ village.
Fourteen chefs are preparing three boxed meals per day for each team member, with more than 400 boxes delivered each day to the athletes and officials.
Yonhap said the decision to make their meals came out of fear about food from Fukushima.
Fukushima is the Japanese region exposed to high levels of radiation following a tsunami-triggered meltdown at a nuclear power plant in March 2011.
The kitchen team is to spend the entire Games at the hotel.
But the operation will have to be stopped if someone tests positive for the coronavirus, Yonhap quoted Jeong Nyeon Goo, head of operations at the national training centre, as saying.
South Korean athletes have been served local meals at Olympics since the 2008 Games in Beijing, the report said.
(dpa/NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
ADC reaffirms confidence in Adamawa governorship candidate
Adamawa ADC passed d a vote of confidence in its governorship candidate, Omar Suleiman, ahead of 2027.
Heading 1
2027: Opposition not in disarray, we’re on top of our game, ex-presidential candidate Onovo says
Mr Onovo said the opposition was ahead of the ruling party despite the crisis over their candidacies on various political platforms.
NationWide
Troops rescue seven kidnap victims, kill two kidnappers
The troops also recovered arms, ammunition and other items in coordinated operations across Borno, Yobe, Benue and Plateau states.
Economy
Fuel price uncertainty forced marketers to halt supply temporarily: IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says uncertainty over petrol prices has forced many marketers to halt fresh purchases, leading to the temporary closure of some filling
Economy
Tinubu committed to investment in renewable energy, says presidential aides
He said Mr Tinubu is committed to investments in renewable energy development, human capital empowerment, clean energy innovation, and Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan.
Agriculture
Flooding may raise vegetable prices, Lagos farmers warn
“If we sold vegetables at lower prices before, they will now become more expensive because farmers must recover their losses,” she said.
