Australian badminton player gorges on gut-busting McDonald’s feast after Rio Olympics exit

AN Australian badminton player has gorged on a McDonald's feast consisting six burgers, six portions of large fries, 40 chicken nuggets and six brownies after crashing out of Rio 2016.

Sawan Serasinghe admitted he was disappointed to have lost his final match at the Olympics, but after "months" of clean eating he was keen to go all-out on the smorgasbord of calorific treats.

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Sharing a picture of his masses of grub, he wrote on Facebook: "Wow what a week it has been in Rio! Have to say I am disappointed about the match today. We definitely had a good chance to stretch the match to three sets towards the end of the second set but couldn't close it out.

"We would have loved to end our first Olympic campaign with a win against a much higher ranked pair. Although having said that, there are lots of good things to learn from the matches in the last three days playing against more experienced pairs.

"Can't wait to go back home to start training and keep on improving! Just want to say thanks again to everyone back home for the on going support. Definitely motivated me to fight hard on court everyday!

"Now it's time to eat some junk food after months of eating clean!"

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Free McDonald's has been on offer at the Olympic village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Serasinghe was comfort eating after he and team-mate Matthew Chau lost 14-21 and 19-21 to China Taipei's Chia Hsin and Sheng Mu Lee in the Men's Doubles on Sunday.

As a result of the crushing defeat, the pair have failed to progress to the quarter-finals of the Games, dashing their hopes of a medal.

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Serasinghe is not the first Olympian to feast on McDonald's.

Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, prepared for his London 2012 Olympic gold by gorging on chicken nuggets.

What's more, Bolt previously claimed he ate 1,000 chicken nuggets at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Serasinghe has some way to go if he is to compete with the sprinter in the fast food department.