The beds are made out of cardboard for sustainability purposes and will be recycled in France after the 2024 summer Olympics.
The Paris 2024 Olympics are a little over a month away, which means athletes will soon get accustomed to their new living situations at the Olympic Village.
Ahead of the games, viral posts making the rounds on social media claim Olympic athletes competing in Paris will sleep on beds made from cardboard. Some of the posts say the beds are an attempt to deter intimacy among athletes, with people online calling them “anti-sex.”
THE QUESTION
Are the bed frames that will be in the Olympic Village made from cardboard?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, the bed frames that will be in the Olympic Village are made from cardboard. But the cardboard bed frames are made for sustainability purposes, not to limit sex among athletes.
WHAT WE FOUND
Olympic athletes competing in the Paris 2024 Games will sleep on bed …