There are too many things athletes cannot do at the Tokyo Olympics. One of them is getting intimate, and they can blame the 'anti-sex' beds installed at the Games Village.

The beds are reportedly designed in such a way that athletes are compelled to focus on their disciplines and maintain social distancing. But how? They're made of cardboard and can hold the weight of only one person. By now, you must have already put two and two together.

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As many as 18,000 beds have been designed and manufactured by a company called Airweave for both the Olympics and the Paralympic Games. And once both the events are over, the beds will be recycled into paper products. This move is in tune with Japan's commitment to host a Games that keeps clean energy and recycling as its prime focus.

Reportedly, each bed can carry weight up to 200 kgs, and will not be able to withstand any sudden movement. No wonder it is widely being called an 'anti-sex' bed, although the core idea is to promote social distancing.

This made USA's Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo, 5000 metres silver medalist at Rio 2016, take to Twitter to say, “Beds will be able to withstand the weight of a single person to avoid situations beyond sports. I see no problem for distance runners, even 4 of us can do.”

Tokyo Games organisers will present athletes with condoms as souvenirs. As many as 1,60,000 condoms will be distributed among the participants to raise awareness related to HIV and AIDS. The organisers had said, “The distribution of condoms is not for use at the athletes’ village, but to have athletes take them back to their home countries to raise awareness (of HIV and AIDS).”