At present, surprising things are gathering on the net in the Oregon World Athletics Championships where a fierce battle is unfolding. It is a paper carton drink that athletes drink following a race or during water supply. Normally, it is a PET bottle, but fans are curious regarding the unfamiliar sight on the Internet, and there is a voice saying “I am very concerned regarding the contents.” What on earth is the contents? It was revealed by a local interview.
Fan “I’m very worried regarding the contents”, why the PET bottle disappeared
At present, surprising things are gathering on the net in the Oregon World Athletics Championships where a fierce battle is unfolding. It is a paper carton drink that athletes drink following a race or during water supply. Normally, it is a PET bottle, but fans are curious regarding the unfamiliar sight on the Internet, and there is a voice saying “I am very concerned regarding the contents.” What on earth is the contents? It was revealed by a local interview of “THE ANSWER”.
This year’s tournament, a strange sight is gathering a lot of attention. Paper cartons are the drinks that athletes who are out of breath following running a short distance take out of the case, or athletes receive water during a marathon race, and often drink in live broadcasts. Until now, PET bottles have been common in international competitions, including Japan, but this has changed.
Immediately following the opening of the tournament, many fans noticed that “it is a paper carton instead of a PET bottle”, and “I am very interested in the contents” and “I am interested in something to drink”. Is one following another. It’s a joke, but some people argued the milk theory that Japanese people remember with paper cartons.
According to local interviews, the contents are “water” rather than sports drinks. There is a reason why it is a paper carton. In this tournament, the elimination of PET bottles is being promoted as a promotion of SDGs, and water bottles with the tournament logo are distributed to the press one by one, and water can be freely drawn with a water dispenser. No need to buy bottled beverages. As part of that effort, athletes’ drinks are also made from paper-packed drinking water from Canadian beverage maker Flow Beverage.
The logo is hidden because it is not a tournament sponsor, but the white carton is visible at key points. Even on the internet, there are positive voices saying, “I hope all the tournaments will be like this,” “Sustainability,” “Isn’t Japan doing that?” The movement of plastic removal in the world is projected from one paper carton that the athlete is drinking.
(THE ANSWER editorial department)
