Tiny cardboard beds arrive in Paris Olympic Village after organizers lift sex ban and vow to make athletes ‘feel very comfortable and enthusiastic’
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The Olympic Village in Paris has welcomed small cardboard beds ahead of this summer’s games, despite organizers previously lifting an intimacy ban in Tokyo.
The games are notorious for the sexual activity that takes place among athletes, as legendary American swimmer Ryan Lochte previously said ESPN that “70 to 75 percent” of Olympians become intimate during the games.
And while Paris organizers will provide athletes with 300,000 condoms, Laurent Michaud, director of the Olympic and Paralympic Village, previously said Sky Newsathletes will be forced to sleep in the same small beds as in Tokyo.
The beds, made by manufacturer Airwave, are twin-size and made of cardboard frames, with the Olympic organizers focusing on sustainability.
Nevertheless, Michaud spoke of his desire for athletes to “feel very enthusiastic and comfortable” in the village.
Olympians will have to sleep on these small cardboard beds during this summer’s games
The beds are the same as those used during the Tokyo Games, where sex was prohibited
The athletes’ accommodations in Saint Denis, France, are on display ahead of the Paris Olympics
“…It’s going to be a great place where they can actually share their moment,” he added.
However, some athletes enjoy distance runners Paul Chelimo have previously claimed that the beds are designed to curb intimacy between athletes.
“Beds will be able to support the weight of one person to avoid situations outside of sports,” Chelimo wrote ahead of the 2021 Games in Tokyo.
‘I don’t see a problem for distance runners, even with four of us we can do that.’
Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan later shared a video of himself jumping onto one of the beds, proving they weren’t so thin after all.
2021 Olympian Rhys McClenagahn proved the Olympic beds were sturdy by jumping on them
Nevertheless, although Tokyo organizers handed out condoms, it’s fair to say they weren’t particularly keen on athletes having sex in the Olympic Village.
“Our intention and goal is not for athletes to use the condoms in the Olympic Village, but to raise awareness by bringing them back to their own countries,” the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee told Japan Today.
As for the Olympics, the number of 300,000 condoms distributed is more than most other years, but not quite the highest.
As many as 450,000 were distributed ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics.