The intimacy ban that had been in place for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been lifted for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the Olympic village, where the athletes stay during the event, will be stocked with 300,000 condoms, Laurent Michaud, director of the village, told Sky News.
In an interview about the upcoming games, which will be held in the French capital from July 26 to Aug. 11, Michaud said they are preparing for 14,250 residents at the village and are aiming to have 300,000 condoms for the athletes.
Rules on intimacy went into effect for the 2020 Olympics that were held in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help prevent the virus from spreading, athletes were asked to limit their physical contact with each other, keeping about six and a half feet between them, except when necessary, like on the field.
Providing condoms at the Olympics has been a tradition since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, as an effort to raise awareness for HIV and AIDS, according to CBS Sports. In Tokyo, officials still handed out 150,000 condoms – even though the intimacy rules prevented any scenarios to use them.
Unrelated question: what’s the easiest sport in which to become an Olympian between now and the 2024 Paris Olympics?
What you want is a sport that’s obscure in your country. Don’t need to compete if nobody else is applying to represent your country for it at the Olympics. Or so I’ve learned from Cool Runnings and Eddie the Eagle.
I remember how, 20 years ago, I read that just knowing how to snowboard at the age of 14 was enough to be a very promising candidate for the winter Olympics in my country. I live in Brazil
I recall a story just a few years ago about a teenage girl being the only one in her division, so she did a few basic snowboard tricks and went home with first place. I can’t find any articles about it now, unfortunately. I can’t remember if it was the Olympics or some other competition.
“14,250 residents…300,000 condoms”.
So, 20 per resident.
From what I’ve read previously, I’m not sure that’s enough.
I imagine they’re expecting some athletes to bring their own, free condoms tend to suck.
I also imagine some people will go without by choice.
