See the luxurious world-first Paris Olympic village only a select few Aussies will get to stay in – and there are NO anti-sex beds
- Some lucky Australian athletes will stay on a luxury cruise ship
- Ship is being called ‘the first-ever floating Olympic village’
- The ship features a Skybar, dance hall, library and spa
A handful of lucky athletes will be eschewing the dreaded ‘anti-sex’ beds during the Paris Olympics and instead spending their time aboard a luxury cruise ship.
Starting Saturday, surfers in Tahiti will compete in the hope of winning gold.
They are staying together aboard the cruise ship Aranui 5 for the event, which takes place in Teahupo’o, a village on the southwest coast of the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, about 15,730 kilometers (9,800 miles) from Paris.
The ship is being called the “first-ever floating Olympic village” and features a Skybar, ballroom, library, gym and spa.
Unlike sports stars in Paris, who will sleep in a dormitory-style hub, the 48 Olympic surfers will have their own rooms on the ship. And the best part is that the athletes will have a real bed.
In the athletes’ village in Paris, the beds are made of fully recyclable cardboard. Some athletes complained that they were too firm.
Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns said the bed was “rock hard”.
She pointed out that the mattress had a “softer side,” but “that was the soft side.”
Surfers stay aboard a luxury cruise ship during the Olympics
The Australian surf team each gets their own room and their own bed
A teammate said: “My back is about to come off,” while a photo captioned on TikTok read: “I already had a massage to undo the damage.”
The surfing event lasts four days and starts on Saturday. The outcome depends on the wave conditions.
The waves off the southern Tahitian coast of Teahupo’o are among the highest in the world.
The Paris 2024 opening ceremony kicks off at 4:24am (AEST) on Saturday, but the competition kicks off a few days earlier.
The action kicks off on Wednesday, July 24 at 11pm with a pair of men’s football matches, while the men’s rugby sevens kick off half an hour later.
Their accommodation is quite different from the traditional Olympic village
Olympic surfers will avoid dreaded ‘anti-sex’ beds
Before the opening ceremony, several competitions will take place, including archery and handball.
Once the opening ceremony is over, the official ‘Day 1’ begins on Saturday afternoon.
On the same day, medals will be awarded in the following events: cycling, diving, fencing, judo, rugby sevens, shooting, skateboarding and swimming.