Peking duck a favorite amongst athletes

2100034806_4f9d3fc8a3_m.jpgBoth Xinhua and Channel News Asia have run stories about the Beijing delicacy Peking duck as a favorite amongst athletes staying in the Olympic Village. A spokeswoman for the Olympic Village reported at a press conference that the supply of the duck dish was doubled from 300 birds per day to 600 to satisfy the demand of the 10,000 or so athletes living the village.

Husband of Australian gold medalist for the 100m individual butterfly, Libby Trickett even says that his wife attributes her swimming success to consuming Peking duck for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This would make sense to those who have had Peking duck in Beijing as scientifically oil floats.

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Yes, Duck-Burger, baby-food. How predictable and non-controversial.

I wonder how long until all of them will get positively tested for growth hormones...

I kid, i kid! Everybody knows chinese peking ducks are healthy, happy and all organic.

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