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What Olympian Ryan Crouser Really Thinks About Those Cardboard Beds


Team USA shot putter Ryan Crouser looked back on his experience eating and sleeping in the Olympics Village before winning gold

Ryan CrouserKristy Sparow/Getty ImagesDespite headlines suggesting the beds were uncomfortable and the food was less than tasty, the gold medalist athlete — who weighs 330 pounds and measures 6-foot-7 tall — said everything in Paris was more than manageable. Before leaving Paris — where he secured an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the shot put at 75 feet, 1 3/4 inches — Crouser had to test out the infamous cardboard beds for himself. Following a flashy opening ceremony on Friday, July 26 that continues to draw outrage from some celebrities and religious figures, the Games have been plagued by allegations of sexism […]

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