The beds in the Olympic Village have been the focus of controversy for their lack of comfort and their ‘wokeness’. The single beds, produced by Airwave, feature cardboard frames as part of the organisers’ sustainability efforts. The ‘anti-sex’ cardboard beds went down like a lead balloon with Aussie water polo star Tilly Kearns and teammate Gabi Palm, who said ‘my back is about to fall off’ after their first night.
