While Smith admits they're "pretty stiff," athletes can customize their mattresses to fit their personal sleeping preferences. "There's a space here in the Paris 2024 Village where they give you ...

The infamous cardboard beds have returned to the Olympic Village, but director Daniel Smith tells PEOPE that the mattresses can be customized to fit each athlete's personal sleep preferences.

And that included shipping his own mattress to the Olympic Village. "Everyone's complaining about beds and stuff," Richard said Wednesday. "I ordered my bed already, shipped it here.

Paris 2024 has partnered with high-tech mattress company Airweave to kit out the Olympic village. These innovative mattresses use Airfiber technology; polyethylene strands woven together to create ...

A general view of a bed and mattress inside the Athletes' Village ahead of the Paris Olympic Games on July 23, 2024 in Paris, France. Getty Images ...

The conditions in the Olympic Village have left some athletes far from impressed - with top sports stars shipping in their own mattresses, hiring private chefs and even sleeping outdoors.

The Olympic Village is seven kilometres (4.3 miles) north of central Paris — spread between the suburbs of Saint-Denis, L’Ile-Saint-Denis, and Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.

The cardboard beds at Olympic Village are intended to be used for just a few short weeks before being recycled. Photo: VCG/Getty Images. Back when the beds were unveiled at the previous Olympic ...

The Olympic Village is 4.3 miles north of central Paris, ... “While a poor mattress could influence performance, Olympic athletes have likely trained their bodies to perform in several different ...

If you're one of the few athletes who's qualified for the Olympics, you've secured a spot in the Olympic Village, where the ...

In an interview with PEOPLE, Team USA's Olympic Village Director Daniel Smith explains that athletes and teams can opt out of staying in the shared community space during a Games.