Olympians Tom Daley and Rhys McClenaghan Debunk ‘Anti-Sex’ Bed Rumor Ahead of Paris Games

Olympians Tom Daley and Rhys McClenaghan are putting ~to rest~ nan rumors astir their “anti-sex” beds astatine nan 2024 Paris Olympics.

Rhys, 25, was nan first to share a video astir nan sleeping business astatine nan Summer Games connected July 20. The Irish gymnast took to Instagram pinch a video of himself successful his room astatine nan Olympic Village, wearing only a brace of navy shorts and achromatic socks arsenic he jumped astir connected his furniture to beryllium that it was sturdy contempt being made of cardboard.

“I’m astatine nan Paris Olympic Games, and erstwhile again, we person these cardboard ‘anti-sex’ beds. When I tested them past time, they withstood my testing. Maybe I wasn’t vigorous enough,” he said earlier conducting his latest “test” of nan bed. “Nope. They walk nan test. It’s fake. Fake news!”

In nan caption, Rhys wrote, “Paris Olympics ‘Anti-sex beds’ debunked (again).”

If Rhys’ video wasn’t capable to person fans, Tom, 30, made his ain video to beryllium nan sturdiness of nan beds connected Sunday, July 21. The British springboard diver shared a close-up video of nan furniture, knocking connected nan building and lifting nan mattress to show that it was, successful fact, made of cardboard.

However, Tom besides jumped connected nan bed, which was made up pinch a bluish and pinkish Paris 2024 comforter, to show that it could withstand bouncing aliases other weight.

“OLYMPIC VILLAGE CARDBOARD BEDS!” nan TV characteristic wrote successful nan caption. “There is ever a batch of talk astir nan beds successful nan Olympic Village, truthful present is what they look like!”

The cardboard beds were first introduced astatine nan 2020 Summer Olympics successful Tokyo, which took spot successful July and August 2021 owed to nan COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are promoting nan usage of recycled materials for procured items and building materials astatine nan Tokyo 2020 Games,” nan Games’ charismatic “Sustainability Pre-Games Report” said astatine nan time. The beds were designed to beryllium “turned into recycled insubstantial aft nan Games.”

U.S. runner Paul Chelimo seemingly started nan rumor that nan beds were made to discourage activity betwixt Olympic athletes.

“Beds to beryllium installed successful Tokyo Olympic Village will beryllium made of cardboard, this is aimed astatine avoiding intimacy among athletes,” he wrote on Twitter successful July 2021. “Beds will beryllium capable to withstand nan weight of a azygous personification to debar situations beyond sports. I spot nary problem for region runners, moreover 4 of america tin do.”

Thankfully, Rhys was location to supply answers for fans pinch his very first trial of nan beds.

“In today’s section of clone news astatine nan Olympic Games, nan beds are meant to beryllium anti-sex. They’re made retired of cardboard, yes, but apparently they’re meant to break astatine immoderate abrupt movements,” he said earlier jumping up and down connected nan bed. “It’s fake, clone news!”

Historically, nan Olympics person encouraged safe activity betwixt athletes, handing retired thousands of free condoms since 1988. Organizers successful complaint of first assistance astatine nan Paris Games announced successful March that 200,000 antheral condoms, 20,000 female condoms and 10,000 oral dams would beryllium disposable successful nan Olympic Village, CNN reported.

“There is simply a desire to beryllium very inclusive, we person consciousness messages which revolve astir nan rumor of consent and pleasance versus performance,” First Aid Coordinator Laurent Dalard said successful a property conference.