Olympics 2024 star tests out 'anti-sex beds' and posts video on social media
Olympics chiefs have gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent extracurricular activities in Paris.
Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan has described the Paris Olympics’ new ‘anti-sex beds’ as “fake news” after testing out their sturdiness upon his arrival in the French capital. Special frames have been installed in the Olympic Village in an attempt to curb athletes from getting hot and heavy under the covers.
Paris is often dubbed the City of Love, but Olympic chiefs have taken measures to remove that tagline for those competing at the summer Games. An intimacy ban has been lifted after Tokyo 2020 prohibited athletes from sleeping together due to the risk of COVID-19 spreading throughout the site, but such beds were thought to have been a stumbling block to any frisky antics.
They have been made entirely out of cardboard, with recyclable frames and mattresses, and are not thought to be as sturdy as traditional beds, leading many to describe them as ‘anti-sex’.
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But two-time pommel horse world champion McClenaghan put that notion to the test, jumping up and down on the beds and doing his best to dismantle the furniture, but coming up short.
"I'm at the Paris Olympic Games and they once again have these cardboard anti-sex beds,” he began during a video shared on social media. "When I tested them last time they withstood my testing, but maybe I wasn't rigorous enough."
After bouncing and going through a rigorous workout, McClenaghan gave his conclusive evidence: "No they pass the test. It's fake, it's fake news!"
Four-time Olympic medalist Louis Smith wrote in the comments: "Who needs an anti-sex bed when you have the floor,” accompanied by a laughing emoji.
And with 300,000 condoms flown into Paris wild and raunchy parties could well continue after former Manchester City and Team GB footballer Micah Richards detailed the adventures that went on behind closed doors.
“We were there for three nights, we went training, come back to the village, them three nights we were up to 4am,” he said on The Rest Is Football podcast. “You have different campuses, Team GB in one block, Brazil, France, all these countries, and there's a massive big room full of condoms!
“It was like what, obviously promoting safe sex, and honest to god, I was on fire. I was on absolute fire, honestly. I was a little slimmer, a bit more ripped, bit more lean, it was summer time, walking around with my top off. There was multiple gold medals. one of the best times of my life, it was incredible.”
And with proven sturdy beds that are said to be able to hold up to 200kh of weight, athletes have seemingly been given the green light to use the beds in any way they desire throughout the Games, which run from July 26 to August 11.
