The games haven't even begun but a bit of controversy has already been swirling ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Particularly, the cardboard beds in the Athletes' Village.

Images of the cardboard beds immediately went viral, as some observers pointed out it's meant to dissuade intimate activities among athletes to avoid the possible spread of COVID-19 in the Tokyo Olympics. But while the intention sounds logical, some fans couldn't move past the fact that the world's strongest athletes will sleep on cardboard beds. They won't give it a rest. Get it?

But Ireland gymnast Rhys McClenaghan has debunked the myth! He posted a video on Twitter testing the cardboard beds, and well, it seems sturdiness shouldn't be a problem.

McClenaghan said all the negative things being said about the cardboard beds in the Tokyo Olympics are “fake news.” He added the cardboard beds are strong enough to withstand any sudden movements. So yeah, no to anti-sex!

It's widely known that sex among athletes has become a sort of tradition in the Olympics. With their high adrenaline and testosterone levels, finding intimacy has served as a gateway solution. It has been reported that even with COVID-19 still lurking, organizers of the Tokyo Olympics will still provide condoms, BUT it's not allowed to be used in the Athletes' Village, according to official Takashi Kitajima (via USA Today).

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“So the purpose of distributing condoms is not (just) to use in the village, but to ask athletes to cooperate for the awareness of the issue by bringing the condoms back home to their countries.”

As of posting, there are already three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tokyo Olympics.