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Team GB Olympic diver Tom Daley has spoken out in defence of the beds allocated to athletes for the duration of the Paris Olympic Games after they were labelled ‘anti-sex’.
Daley, who is competing for his second Olympic gold medal, posted a video online to prove the beds are robust, despite being made with a cardboard base.
The inventor of the beds insisted that the complaints levelled against the standard issue beds are unfounded – and that they can accommodate the nighttime athletics of up to four people.
There has been much discussion on social media that the beds were designed to be uncomfortable as a way to discourage athletes from having sex and ensure they remain focused on the Games.
In a video shared online by Daley, he can be seen jumping on the bed, saying: ‘As you can see, they are pretty sturdy.’