Recently, news broke out that the cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village weren't strong enough for sex. A New York Post report claimed that the beds were flimsy on purpose to promote social distancing.?
However, Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan recorded a video of himself jumping repeatedly on his bed to prove that they were not weak.?
"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 said in the video posted on Twitter.
The official Twitter account of Olympics thanked McLenaghan for "debunking the myth", adding "the sustainable beds are sturdy!"
The New York Post report was based on a tweet by US distance runner Paul Chelimo who said the cardboard beds were "aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes".
"Beds will (only) be able to withstand the weight of a single person to avoid situations beyond sports," he tweeted.?
Thousands of athletes will stay at the Olympic Village during the 2020 Tokyo Games, which begin on Friday.Even after fair warnings to "avoid unnecessary forms of physical contact", organisers are reportedly going to hand out 160,000 condoms.
However, the organising committee told AFP: "The distributed condoms are not meant to be used at the Olympic Village. Instead they are supposed to be "brought back by athletes to their respective home countries and to help them support the campaign to raise awareness (about HIV/AIDS)".