The countdown to the Summer Olympic Games is officially on, with the opening ceremony in Paris taking place on Friday, June As such, social media has been awash with all sorts of related news β including how the "anti-sex" cardboard beds from the Games have made a reappearance, with a number of athletes quite literally weighing in on the viral sleep setup.
First introduced in the summer of in Tokyo, Japan, the seemingly flimsy beds, constructed from disposable cardboard, were labeled as "anti-sex" in a reported effort to decrease the risk of COVID transmission.
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More added stress heading into Tokyo! Olympic officials at the time swiftly dispelled the rumor of the bed's flimsiness after Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan shared a video of himself jumping on the bed to test its sturdiness. Today, many have a different perception of COVID's contagiousness, leading some athletes to question the resurgence of the cardboard beds for the Paris Games.
Olympic officials clarified in a recent TikTok why the beds are still useful: they're sustainable. Officials also noted that the beds would be recycled in France after the Games. A recyclable cardboard bed frame is seen in a room in the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Village during a press tour in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, June 4, After performing a series of moves in which he exerted his full body weight on the mattress in a "rigorous" fashion, McClenaghan claimed, "They passed the test.
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It's fake β fake news! Rather than serve as sexy-time inhibitors, it would seem that the aim of the beds is to simply be recyclable and more environmentally friendly, as noted by TODAY. Still, the sustainability underpinning the beds hasn't stopped some athletes from vocalizing certain comfort-related qualms.
