An Olympic first: Cardboard beds for Tokyo athletes' village

摘要

The bed frames in the athletes' village at this year's Olympics will be made of cardboard. Sturdy cardboard."Those beds can stand up to 200 kilograms," explained Takashi Kitajima, the general manager of the athletes'village, speaking through an interpreter.That's about 440 pounds, and surely no Olympic athlete weighs that much."They are stronger than wooden beds," Kitajima added.