Athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will sleep on single-bed frames made from recyclable cardboard, with mattresses formed of polyethylene materials that will be reused for plastic products after the Games have concluded.
The manufacturer of the beds, Airweave, has stated that these beds can bear a weight of around 200 kilograms, provided there is no sudden movement.
Taking a light-hearted swipe at the new style of bedding, Rio Olympics silver medallist Paul Chelimo tweeted saying that the beds were, in fact, aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes. The cardboard beds are now jokingly being called 'anti-sex' beds.
The environmentally conscious sleeping arrangements were first revealed in January 2020, before the outbreak of the pandemic. But with the games taking place amid the Covid-19 scare, the bed has found a way to promote the idea of social distancing.
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