20 July,2021 08:31 AM IST | Tokyo | AFP
Recyclable cardboard beds and mattresses for athletes during a media tour at the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the Tokyo 2020 Games, in Tokyo. Pic/AFP
The cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympics Village are sturdy, organisers reassured on Monday, after a report warned they weren'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.
"The beds are meant to be anti-sex. They're made out of cardboard, yes, but apparently they're meant to break with sudden movements. It's fake - fake news!" McClenaghan tweeted.
The official Olympics Twitter account thanked McClenaghan for debunking the myth, adding the sustainable beds are sturdy!
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