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Cardboard
Cartón
Competitors
Competidores
Sturdiness
Firmeza
Marine debris
Desechos marinos
Sustainability
Sostenibilidad

Tokyo 2020: The Green Olympics

A short article about Tokyo's sustainability efforts during the Olympics.

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Tokyo 2020: The Green Olympics

A short article about Tokyo's sustainability efforts during the Olympics.

Intermediate
Read and listen to this story in Beelinguapp!

A few days before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a news story went viral: the beds in the athlete's village were made of cardboard.
In the age of coronavirus, American distance runner Paul Chelimo suggested that the beds were meant to prevent contact between athletes.

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