Olympic athletes sleep on beds made from cardboard.

It may sound flimsy, but these cardboard beds for athletes can withstand weights of up to 200 kg.

"No athlete would ever weigh that much," Takashi Kitajima, manager of the athletes' accommodation, shared with the media about the special bed.

This bed is even sturdier than a wooden bed. During the design process, experts took into account the possibility of athletes celebrating in the room and impacting the bed. However, the homeowner still encourages athletes not to jump around too much to test the bed's firmness.

After the Olympics are over, these beds will be recycled into other paper products. In addition, the plastic mattresses are also included in the Organizing Committee's reuse plan.

The idea of ​​using recycled materials was employed in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games to raise awareness of environmental protection and reduce resource waste.

Besides the beds, the organizers are also researching some ideas for using easily recyclable materials in this year's Olympics.

The athletes' accommodation complex, built along Tokyo Bay, comprises 21 buildings with 18,000 beds to serve the Games. The real estate company also plans to put the buildings into a post-Games repurposement program. The apartments will be renovated to be suitable for sale or rent.

The starting price for each apartment is 54 million yen (approximately 11.5 billion VND) and can go up to three or four times that amount.

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