Get ready to sprint, dodge, and compete for the gold in the most unusual sporting event you’ve ever heard of: trash collecting! In a bid to tackle litter and elevate cleanliness to a whole new level, Japan has transformed picking up trash into a full-fledged competitive sport. Leave it to the land of quirky inventions to turn cleaning up into a thrilling spectacle, where athletes don gloves, grab garbage bags, and battle it out for the title of the ultimate garbage guru

Japan has been promoting trash collecting as a competitive sport, and it’s actually kind of working