In Rio, 450,000 condoms were made available to athletes during the 2016 Olympics. In Tokyo, for the Olympic Games which open on July 23, it would be rather the opposite, according to some media and social networks.

In question ?

The beds made available to athletes, made of cardboard.

These pieces of furniture would thus be “anti-sex” because of the alleged fragility of this material.

If the beds are well designed for one person, they can support up to 200 kg, says their manufacturer to

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Rhys Mcclenaghan, an Irish gymnast, even laughed at the rumor, jumping on one of those beds to test it out.

The verdict in our video illustrating this article.

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