IOC reassures stability of sustainable cardboard beds at Olympics Village

There were several reports claiming that the beds at the

Olympics

village were deliberately made flimsy to avoid intimacy among athletes. However,

International Olympic Committee

on Monday reassured that the sustainable cardboard beds are sturdy for athletes at the

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Village

.

The

IOC

is promoting anti-sex beds simply in order to enforce social-distancing and avoid close contacts between athletes.

Rio Olympic Silver

medallist in 5000 metres, US distance runner

Paul Chelimo

tweeted, “Beds to be installed in

Tokyo

Olympic Village will be made of cardboard, this is aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes Beds will be able to withstand the weight of a single person to avoid situations beyond sports. I see no problem for distance runners, even 4 of us can do.”

In the same twitter thread, he talks about ‘sleeping on a carton box’.

He further jokes on ‘people who pee in their sleep are at risk’.

Irish gymnast

Rhys McClenaghan

filmed himself jumping repeatedly on a bed to prove the point that 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

said in the video posted on Twitter. The official Olympics Twitter account thanked McClenaghan for "debunking the myth", adding "the sustainable beds are sturdy!"