\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>What Athletes Have Said About Hooking Up in the Olympic Village Through the Years<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tEvery two years, the summer or winter Olympics bring together the best athletes in the world to compete in the same city and live in the same Olympic village. They\u2019re usually 20-somethings in peak physical fitness, forced into close proximity amid a high-stress, high-stakes environment. It\u2019s ripe for extracurricular activities. In fact, People reports that [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cOur bedsheets got changed after the first night we were there and then they didn\u2019t get changed for the rest of the time we were there, so we were living in filth,\u201d Titmus recalled.<\/p>\n
The short supply of toilet paper designated for athletes at the Olympic village also meant the athletes were forced to go to creative lengths to obtain more, according to Titmus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would have to lie about how many roommates we had so we could scab toilet rolls,\u201d the Olympian said. \u201cWe\u2019d run out of toilet roll and then they\u2019d only give us one for four days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Titmus isn\u2019t the first sports star to share an insight on the conditions in the Olympic village.<\/p>\n\n![\"ariana](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ariana-titmus-reveals-olympic-village-conditions-2166089874_ab6a68.jpg?w=1000&quality=78&strip=all\")
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\n Australian athletes (L-R) Lani Pallister, Noemie Fox, Ariarne Titmus and Jessica Fox<\/span> (Photo by Saeed KHAN \/ AFP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe rooms infamously contained what were dubbed \u201canti-sex\u201d beds, due to the cardboard material they were made from, which were rumored not to have the ability to withstand sexual activity.<\/p>\n
In July, British diver Tom Daley<\/strong> took to TikTok during the Games to show off the beds<\/a> and test how strong they really are.<\/p>\n\u201cAs you can see, it\u2019s like a box,\u201d Daley, 30, narrated, rapping his knuckles on the headboard in the footage shared.<\/p>\n
Daley then tested the bed\u2019s strength by jumping up and down and bouncing on his knees to see if it would hold up \u2014 which it did. \u201cAs you can see, they\u2019re pretty sturdy,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n Australian athletes (L-R) Lani Pallister, Noemie Fox, Ariarne Titmus and Jessica Fox<\/span> (Photo by Saeed KHAN \/ AFP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The rooms infamously contained what were dubbed \u201canti-sex\u201d beds, due to the cardboard material they were made from, which were rumored not to have the ability to withstand sexual activity.<\/p>\n
In July, British diver Tom Daley<\/strong> took to TikTok during the Games to show off the beds<\/a> and test how strong they really are.<\/p>\n \u201cAs you can see, it\u2019s like a box,\u201d Daley, 30, narrated, rapping his knuckles on the headboard in the footage shared.<\/p>\n Daley then tested the bed\u2019s strength by jumping up and down and bouncing on his knees to see if it would hold up \u2014 which it did. \u201cAs you can see, they\u2019re pretty sturdy,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
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