Cardboard beds are back for the 2024 Olympics. Here is a look at the sleeping situation for athletes at this year's Olympic Village in Paris.
in the French capital the"most responsible and sustainable Games in history," the Olympic Village will be home to cardboard beds made out of fully recycled materials.The Olympics attempted to dispel that rumor during the Tokyo Games
, tweeting out"thanks for debunking the myth" in response to a video of Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan putting the bed's sturdiness on display.Athletes in the Tokyo Olympic Village — which had additional guidelines compared to other Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic — were not convinced, though.
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