The Olympics has developed a reputation as being one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
But that’s not all they’re known for. With each edition, wild and scandalous sex stories from the Olympic Village emerge in the media.
And, I mean, if we really think about it, you’ve got the fittest humans on earth all gathered in one village with nothing to do other than train and compete for nearly three weeks. What else would they really do with all that spare time?
British table tennis player Matthew Syed told the Times of London of his time in the Olympic Village at the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain, saying: “I got laid more often in those two and a half weeks than in the rest of my life.”
According to the Mirror, at the 2012 games in London, one anonymous athlete admitted to having a foursome with a male teammate and two women at the Olympic Village.
However, this year, the organizers of the Paris Olympics are adding another layer of difficulty for athletes looking to get another workout in with their “anti-sex” beds.
The beds, manufactured by Airweave, who also made the products for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, are made of cardboard. Their materials and small twin size are allegedly aimed at deterring athletes from getting funky during the competition.
Of course, that’s not what Olympic officials are saying. They cite sustainability as the primary reason they opted for the 100% recyclable beds this year.
“I hope that Paris 2024’s efforts to reduce its impact will show that it is possible to do things differently,” Georgina Grenon, director of environmental excellence for the organizing committee, said in a statement.
However, it’s unlikely that cardboard “anti-sex” beds will stop athletes (I mean, you have to be pretty determined to get to the Olympics already). That’s why the organizers said they will hand over 300,000 condoms to athletes staying in the village this year.
And if that isn’t convincing enough, you can hear it from a two-time gold medalist who said to the Mirror that the cardboard beds haven’t stopped anyone before: “I’ve seen people having sex right out in the open. On the grass, between buildings, people are getting down and dirty.”
