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Tokyo Olympic beds are sturdy, IOC says after 'anti-sex' report

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/07/19/20210719_olympicvillage.jpg"/><figcaption>A recyclable cardboard bed and mattress for athletes during a media tour at the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the Tokyo 2020 Games, is seen in the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo on June 20, 2021. Akio Kon, AFP.</figcaption></figure></div> TOKYO, Japan -- The cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village are &quot;sturdy&quot;, organizers reassured on Monday, after a report warned they weren&#x27;t strong enough for sex.Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan filmed himself jumping repeatedly on a bed to prove the point, after the report in the New York Post claimed the beds were deliberately flimsy to promote social distancing.&quot;The beds are meant to be anti-sex. They&#x27;re made out of cardboard, yes, but apparently they&#x27;re meant to break with sudden movements. It&#x27;s fake -- fake news!&quot; McClenaghan said in the video posted on Twitter.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">“Anti-sex” beds at the Olympics <a href="https://t.co/2jnFm6mKcB">pic.twitter.com/2jnFm6mKcB</a>— Rhys Mcclenaghan (@McClenaghanRhys) <a href="https://twitter.com/McClenaghanRhys/status/1416567768938291203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2021</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>The official Olympics Twitter account thanked McClenaghan for &quot;debunking the myth&quot;, adding &quot;the sustainable beds are sturdy!&quot;The report in the New York Post was based on a tweet, apparently tongue-in-cheek, by US distance runner Paul Chelimo who said the cardboard beds were &quot;aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes&quot;.&quot;Beds will (only) be able to withstand the weight of a single person to avoid situations beyond sports,&quot; he tweeted.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Beds to be installed in Tokyo Olympic Village will be made of cardboard, this is aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes Beds will be able to withstand the weight of a single person to avoid situations beyond sports. I see no problem for distance runners,even 4 of us can do😂 <a href="https://t.co/J45wlxgtSo">pic.twitter.com/J45wlxgtSo</a>— Paul Chelimo🇺🇸🥈🥉 (@Paulchelimo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paulchelimo/status/1416240846039523331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>It&#x27;s not the first time the beds, which signal a commitment to sustainability, have come into question.In January, manufacturer Airweave said they can withstand a weight of 200 kilos (440 pounds) and have been through rigorous stress tests, after Australian basketball player Andrew Bogut queried their durability.&quot;We&#x27;ve conducted experiments, like dropping weights on top of the beds,&quot; a spokesperson told AFP.&quot;As long as they stick to just two people in the bed, they should be strong enough to support the load.&quot;Thousands of athletes will stay at the Olympic Village during the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games, which start on Friday.Despite warnings to &quot;avoid unnecessary forms of physical contact&quot;, organizers are expected to hand out 160,000 condoms.But the organizing committee told AFP: &quot;The distributed condoms are not meant to be used at the Olympic Village.&quot;Instead they are supposed to be &quot;brought back by athletes to their respective home countries and to help them support the campaign to raise awareness (about HIV/AIDS)&quot;, it added.© Agence France-Presse

The cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village are "sturdy", organizers reassured on Monday, after a report warned they weren't strong enough for sex.

The cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village are "sturdy", organizers reassured on Monday, after a report warned they weren't strong enough for sex.