Tokyo: Tokyo Olympic athletes beware - particularly larger ones.

The bed frames in the Athletes Village at this year's Olympics will be made of cardboard. Sturdy cardboard.

Organisers say the cardboard beds can withstand up to 200 kilograms. Credit:AP

"Those beds can stand up to 200 kilograms," explained Takashi Kitajima, the general manager of the Athletes Village, speaking through an interpreter.

Surely no Olympic athlete weighs that much.