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Athletes from different countries performed multiple tests on the cardboard beds provided in the Paris Olympic Games Village to prove that they are not anti-sex. read more
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Athletes have debunked the myth that Paris Olympics Games Village beds are anti-sex. Images: Instagram
The Paris Olympics 2024 Games Village which will house around 10,500 athletes from across the globe have the same ‘anti-sex’ beds that were used during the Tokyo Games in 2021. The beds are made of cardboard and are 100% recyclable. The mattresses are also recyclable. However, the cardboard beds are considered by many as anti-sex, while the organisers attempt to move towards sustainability by using them.
Are cardboard beds anti-sex?
This concept has been tested by a few athletes already who are at the Games Village in Paris. The videos of these tests have been going viral on social media.
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Irish artistic gymnast Rhys McClenaghan posted a video of him checking the strength of the cardboard bed by jumping over it. “Paris Olympics ‘Anti-sex beds’ debunked (again)” McClenaghan wrote while posting the video on Instagram.
McClenaghan also said in the video that it was fake news that the cardboard beds were anti-sex.
Australian tennis players Daria Saville and Ellen Perez also gave a good idea about the strong strength of the bed as they recorded themselves squat jumping on it, performing step ups, and running on the bed.
“Testing out the cardboard beds at the Olympic Village,” Saville’s video read.
British diver Tom Daley in his video called the cardboard beds “pretty sturdy.”
The anti-sex narrative was also debunked by Paris Olympic organisers a few months back.
“We know the media has had a lot of fun with this story since Tokyo 2020, but for Paris 2024 the choice of these beds for the Olympic and Paralympic Village is primarily linked to a wider ambition to ensure minimal environmental impact and a second life for all equipment,” a spokesman for the Paris Games had said.
However, not everyone was happy. Australian water poloist Matilda Kearns wasn’t happy with the comfort that the beds offered as he roommate said that her “back is about to fall off”.
“Already had a massage to undo the damage #olympics,” Matilda Kearns’ post read.
The Paris Olympics will kick off on 26 July with an opening ceremony on River Seine in Paris.
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