Paris: Following Tokyo’s example, cardboard beds have been arranged for athletes at the Paris Olympics. Numerous stars have posted videos of these beds in the Olympic Village rooms on social media. Clips of some athletes testing the durability of these recycled cardboard beds have also gone viral.
The concept of these beds first attracted attention during the Tokyo Olympics amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. One athlete claimed that the organizers had designed these beds to prevent physical contact between athletes, earning them the nickname ‘anti-sex cardboard beds’.
However, these beds are quite sturdy. French media have reported that they are 100 percent reliable and made in France. Many Olympic athletes have posted videos of themselves testing the beds’ strength.
Australian tennis players Daria Saville and Ellen Perez shared a video on Instagram of themselves practicing and jumping on a cardboard bed.
Rhys McClenaghan, an Irish artistic gymnast, also posted a video of himself jumping on the bed, asserting that it cannot be labeled an ‘anti-sex bed’.
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British diver Tom Daley has also posted footage of the cardboard beds, although some people have remarked that they are not very comfortable.
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Previously, to curb the spread of Covid, organizers provided cardboard beds for athletes at the Tokyo Olympics. These beds were designed to support the weight of just one person, with approximately 18,000 beds prepared for the event.
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