"Get over yourself": Sports fans call out Aussie Olympian's "privileged" rant
Aussie sports fans have seemingly turned on swimming champion Ariarne Titmus after she called out the standard of living in the Olympic village.
Titmus, who took home the gold medal in the 400m freestyle, labelled the conditions for athletes in Paris "ridiculous".
"Living in the Olympic village makes it hard to perform," the 23-year-old said in an interview on Sunday.
"It's definitely not made for high performance, so it's about who can really keep it together in the mind."
Some sports fans haven't received her comments well, with many taking to social media to accuse the athlete of whinging.
"Give me a break, why is it always the Aussies that make excuses?" one person fumed.
Another posted, "Get over yourself, remember how privileged you are to be there ... to complain is really petty."
Others argued that all the athletes in Paris are "in the same boat" so there is no point in complaining.
"Our athletes are becoming a bunch of spoiled whining Australian representatives. If you don't like your situation just leave go home and find a job!" one person said.
Another wrote, "I'm not very impressed if the competitors think that blaming their accommodation for their performance ... get over yourselves, and remember how privileged you are to have the chance to be there."
Australian Swimming head coach Rohan Taylor has also spoken about the conditions of the Olympic village, but said being adaptable is crucial for competitors in France to succeed.
"The Olympics has always been a challenge," he said. "Every Olympics I've been a part of, every Olympic Games that you see, is a test of athletes' ability to come here, compete and perform when it matters."
"It's about how you manage yourself and whatever environments are presented, whatever the beds are, whatever the food is, everybody deals with it."
"The Olympics has always been this way and that's the way it is. And that's the beauty of it."
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