(NewsNation) — Beds with frames made from cardboard that athletes slept on at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made headlines years ago, with rumors flying about why organizers were using them.

So why has the Paris Olympic committee foregone the gold-medal comfort of a foam or hybrid mattress for woven beds and cardboard frames? It's all in the name of the environment, and while those ...

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 ...