Breakfast, lunch and dinner of a real Olympic champion

Surely most of you would be curious to know what famous athletes and all those who compete at the Olympic Games eat. Umit Bektas, a photographer from Turkey, took a series of pictures with the athletes of his country and their daily diet. The photos show that the nutrition system of each athlete largely depends on the sport and the goals set. In any case, it is impossible not to notice that the food on the table of athletes is very high-quality and incredibly appetizing. Oh, if you were fed like that, why not go in for sports?

26-year-old runner Merv Aydin trains for several hours every day and follows a strict high-protein diet.

She consumes 3,000 calories a day.

Javelin thrower Fatih Awan says: "I can only become a great athlete if I win an Olympic medal. A good diet is necessary for any athlete to increase the effectiveness of training."

Fatih eats 3,500 calories a day.

Taekwondo athlete Nur Tatar, who won silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, cut the energy value of her diet before the competition.

To fit into her weight class, Noor needed to lose weight, so she ate no more than 1,500 calories a day.

Weightlifter Mete Binay wouldn't miss breakfast for the world. The basis of his diet includes a large amount of red meat. In the evenings, he drinks a couple of glasses of milk and eats a lot of sweets.

The energy value of the daily diet of an athlete is 3500 kilocalories per day. Before competitions, vitamins and special mixtures of sports nutrition are added to it.

Wrestler Elif Zhale Yeshilyrmak drinks a lot of water: its norm is about five liters a day. Instead of meat, she prefers red fish, considering it more useful.

A girl eats 3,000 calories a day.

Three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist in taekwondo Bahri Tanrykulu not only eats a lot of greens and fruits, but also relies on multivitamins and dietary supplements.

His daily diet is 3,000 calories.