With the Summer Olympics' Opening Ceremony just days away in Paris Friday, athletes are settling into their accommodations and sharing their first impressions of the Olympic Village.
Athletes moving into Paris are largely focused on their cardboard beds, which are making a return after their debut at the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021. Dubbed by some as "anti-sex beds," their true intention is sustainability.
The official Olympics YouTube channel previewed the beds, which it vowed would be "fully recycled" at the end of the Games. They feature a multi-part cardboard base and a three-part flippable mattress with firmness options.