Team GB diving icon Tom Daley is the latest athlete to put the Paris Olympic Village‘s ‘anti-sex beds’ to the test after he gave fans a glimpse inside his bedroom in the Olympic Village on Monday, July 22 ahead of Paris 2024.
One of the big talking points among athletes before this summer’s Games has been the beds that they will sleep on at the official Olympic headquarters.
For the second Games running, the beds have been made using cardboard in a decision, some say, to discourage sexual activity between athletes.
However, Olympic organisers have stressed that they were not designed as ‘anti-sex beds’, but instead to symbolise the competition’s commitment to sustainability.
Daley – who will be competing at his fifth Games this summer – uploaded a video to TikTok on Monday with the caption: ‘CARDBOARD BEDS IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE!’
After sharing some close-up shots of the bed’s frame, Daley, 30, then began to jump up and down on top of his mattress, while saying: ‘As you can see, they are pretty sturdy.’
Daley is just one athlete to post about the ‘anti-sex beds’ with Israeli former professional baseball pitcher Ben Wanger and Australian water polo players Tilly Kearns and team-mate Gabi Palm also posting videos to their social media channels.
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