Leftover food from the Olympic Village is being cooked by a group of top international chefs and served to the poor.

Massimo Bottura, an Italian chef, and David Hertz from Brazil were inspired by an initiative in Italy last year, Refetterio Ambrosiano, that brought 65 chefs together to cook meals using donated ingredients from the Milan World Expo.

And Mr Bottura's team now aims to produce 5,000 meals daily from the leftovers of the Olympic Village - currently home to 11,000 competitors.

“RefettoRio Gastromotiva is going to work only with ingredients that are about to be wasted, like ugly fruit and vegetables, or yoghurt that is going to be wasted in two days if you don’t buy it,” said Mr Hertz.

“We want to fight hunger and provide access to good food.”