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‘It’s sturdy’, assure Tokyo Olympic organisers after ‘anti-sex’ bed claims spark a row

Tribune Web Desk Chandigarh, July 19 Reports of ‘Anti-sex’ beds at Tokyo Olympic Village have triggered a row with players making claims and counter claims on micro-blogging sites even as the organizers re-assuring that the beds are `sturdy’. The controversy...
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Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, July 19

Reports of ‘Anti-sex’ beds at Tokyo Olympic Village have triggered a row with players making claims and counter claims on micro-blogging sites even as the organizers re-assuring that the beds are `sturdy’.

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The controversy broke out after a tweet by US distance runner Paul Chelimo who said the cardboard beds were “aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes” to promote social distancing in view of Covid-19 guidelines. He even tweeted the photographs on his Twitter account.

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