Athletes Are Trying Everything To Break The “Anti-Sex” Cardboard Beds At The Olympics And Failing

Paris 2024 Olympic stars from all around the world are taking to TikTok to debunk the that myth that the cardboard beds at the Olympic Village are "anti-sex" by jumping up and down on their beds.

With the Olympics opening ceremony commencing on Friday, July 26, and with the Olympians having moved into the Olympic village, the cardboard beds are now making headlines again.

First introduced during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as part of the Olympics’ commitment to a more sustainable games, the bed frames of the athletes' beds, which were created by Japanese company Airweave, are made out of cardboard that can be recycled.

The unusual material led American runner Paul Chelimo to speculate on Twitter that the beds were created to prevent athletes from having sex and avoid close contact due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, athletes in Paris are sharing videos of themselves jumping and somersaulting on their beds to disprove the idea that the beds will break.

Team Great Britain diver Tom Daley filmed a TikTok jumping on the bed, showing that it is made from cardboard, and said, “It’s completely sturdy”.

Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns also took to TikTok and said that the beds are “rock solid”, with her roommate also saying that her “back is about to fall off” due to how uncomfortable the beds are.

Despite the talk of the beds being "anti-sex", the organizers of the Olympics have introduced free condoms to support the athletes’ sex lives in the Olympic Village.

The first aid team have announced that there would be over 200,000 male and female condoms available for the athletes to use.

This year's games begun on July 24, but the Opening Ceremony will commence on Friday July 26.

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