Paris Olympics A series of mixed reactions to the cardboard beds．．．US newspaper introduces the opinions of overseas athletes participating “It was really awful” and “A bed is a bed．”

In Paris, there were a lot of mixed reactions to the cardboard beds… A US newspaper introduces the opinions of foreign athletes participating: “It was really awful” and “A bed is a bed.” This year’s Summer Olympics were held in Paris for the first time in 100 years. At a tournament where there were concerns about the environmental and health burden on the players, including the extreme heat, many topics emerged focusing on issues off the field. Among these, one topic that continued to be of no small importance was the situation inside the athletes’ village. While various topics such as food and convenience were discussed, the area where dissatisfaction centered even before the village opened was the indoor environment used by the athletes. The city of Paris and the organizing committee, which has touted the “most environmentally friendly Games in history,” have adopted under-floor cooling using groundwater for the cooling systems in each room. In addition, various innovative bedding ideas were introduced, such as Airweave’s “cardboard beds,” which were first used at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. However, complaints have been erupting from athletes who want a “comfortable environment” above all else. The cardboard beds that have been used since the Tokyo Olympics also drew harsh criticism. Even after the tournament, athletes have continued to voice concerns that there were problems. The American daily newspaper The Arizona Republic pointed out that “cardboard beds have, as expected, received mixed reviews.” “There are things like mattresses in the athletes’ village, so some people bought those. “I put up with it because it was too much hassle to carry it all the way back to my room, but it was so hard it was uncomfortable to sleep on, it was awful,” said 18-year-old Jasmine Schofield, a former member of the Dominican Republic’s women’s national swimming team. However, not all opinions are negative. “A bed is a bed,” said Jamaican men’s swimming team member Josh Curlew with a wry smile. “I’ve slept on the floor at other tournaments so I can’t really complain,” he said. However, the paper took issue with the organizing committee’s decision to ask the athletes to cover the actual cost of air conditioning, which placed a heavy burden on the athletes. “Paris Olympic officials had made it clear from the start that they planned not to install air conditioning in the venues, in keeping with the Games’ theme of being ’environmentally friendly.’ “But in addition to the hard mattresses, athletes have expressed clear disappointment at the lack of air conditioning in the Olympic Village.” After the Games, the 14,250 cardboard beds will be recycled and the athletes’ village will be reused for the Paralympics, which begin on the 28th of this month. In order for Paralympians to live without any burden, it will likely be necessary to improve the issues that have emerged during the Olympics, but it remains to be seen how this will turn out. The true worth of those involved in planning the Paris Olympics is being called into question.

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パリで100年ぶりに実現した今年の夏季五輪。選手たちの酷暑など環境や健康への負担も不安視された大会では、グラウンド外の事柄にフォーカスした話題が多く噴出。その中で、小さくないトピックであり続けたの

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