“I literally just applied it and it was free.” this American athlete rejoices at the free care in the Olympic village.

If some athletes have criticized the Paris Olympic Village, which is located in Saint-Denis, since the start of the Olympic Games, others have admired certain initiatives. This is the case of American athlete Ariana Ramsey, a rugby sevens player.In a video posted on TikTok on Saturday, August 3, the athlete was excited about the free food at the athletes’ den in Paris, but above all, the health on the spot. care “I literally just applied it and it was free,” she exults in her video. And continued. “I’m going to the dentist and I’m going to have an eye exam next week… Unbelievable!” His video now has over 108,000 views. On the same day, Liberian sprinter Eboni Morrison also said live on TikTok from the village that she had booked a massage and had taken the opportunity to have a full health check-up.

3500 square meters center

These athletes, like many others, use the Olympic Village Polyclinic, a medical center designed for 10,500 Games athletes and 4,500 para-athletes. The center, with an area of ​​3,500 square meters, is located in the premises of a private school of physiotherapy and osteopathy in Saint-Ouen (Saint-Saint-Denis) and is open 7 days a week from 7 am to 11 pm. It includes a pharmacy, two mobile MRI machines, ultrasound machines and even cryotherapy baths for physical rehabilitation, we learned during the visit. Figaro area in early July. Athletes also have access to five dental offices and ophthalmologists to process glasses. Paralympic athletes will also be able to check the condition of their prosthesis or equipment.

All the care for the athletes and their companions is covered by the Paris 2024 organization to surprise the American Ariana Ramsey. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 26 million people in the United States will be without health insurance in 2022. Each resident spends more than $12,500 annually on health care costs.