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Paris, the city of love! French officials will distribute 220,000 condoms between athletes staying in the Olympic village this summer… with more available ‘if needed’

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Around 200,000 condoms for men and 20,000 for women will be made available at the athletes' village during the Paris Games

Organizers of the Paris Olympics will distribute 220,000 condoms this year to athletes who want to get romantic at the Games in the City of Love.

Although they can concentrate on sport, competitors will be free to indulge in sex if they wish – unlike the last Covid-hit Tokyo Olympics, where they were urged to “avoid unnecessary forms physical contact.

Around 200,000 condoms for men and 20,000 for women will be made available at the athletes’ village during the Games from July 26 to August 11, said Laurent Dalard, head of first aid and health services at Paris 2024.

With 14,000 athletes at the Olympic Games and 9,000 at the Paralympic Games, each athlete will receive on average around ten condoms each.

“We don’t know how many people are likely to use them and we will obviously adapt to the requirements if necessary,” he told reporters on Tuesday.

A few thousand condoms were first distributed free to athletes at the 1988 Seoul Olympics to encourage safe sex and raise awareness of the HIV-AIDS epidemic that was plaguing the world at the time.

Around 200,000 condoms for men and 20,000 for women will be made available at the athletes' village during the Paris Games

Around 200,000 condoms for men and 20,000 for women will be made available at the athletes’ village during the Paris Games

With 14,000 athletes at the Olympics and 9,000 at the Paralympics, each athlete will receive on average around ten condoms each (Stock image)

With 14,000 athletes at the Olympics and 9,000 at the Paralympics, each athlete will receive on average around ten condoms each (Stock image)

With 14,000 athletes at the Olympics and 9,000 at the Paralympics, each athlete will receive on average around ten condoms each (Stock image)

The beds at the Paris Games could also be a passion killer, given that they are all simple, made of cardboard, and usually two to a room.

The beds at the Paris Games could also be a passion killer, given that they are all simple, made of cardboard, and usually two to a room.

The beds at the Paris Games could also be a passion killer, given that they are all simple, made of cardboard, and usually two to a room.

Since then, it has become a tradition for every event, fueling the idea of ​​the village as a hotbed of efficient promiscuity.

The number of condoms distributed has increased significantly over the decades, reaching 50,000 at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 100,000 in Beijing in 2008 and 150,000 in London in 2012.

The 2016 Rio Games have been dubbed the hottest yet, with a whopping 450,000 handed out, the equivalent of 42 for each athlete.

Dalard said sexually transmitted diseases were on the rise in France and leaflets and posters in the village would seek to raise awareness among athletes of the dangers, as well as the issue of consent.

The European Union’s health agency warned on March 7 of a “worrying” increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) across the continent over the previous year.

In 2022, cases of gonorrhea in the EU increased by 48 percent, syphilis by 34 percent and chlamydia by 16 percent, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

The beds at the Paris Games could also be a passion killer, given that they are all simple, made of cardboard, and usually two to a room.

The organizers of the 2016 Rio Games massively distributed 450,000 condoms, the equivalent of 42 for each athlete.

The organizers of the 2016 Rio Games massively distributed 450,000 condoms, the equivalent of 42 for each athlete.

The organizers of the 2016 Rio Games massively distributed 450,000 condoms, the equivalent of 42 for each athlete.

A condom dispenser at the Olympic and Paralympic Village at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

A condom dispenser at the Olympic and Paralympic Village at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

A condom dispenser at the Olympic and Paralympic Village at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The Olympic Village located in the northern suburbs of the French capital will accommodate around 14,000 people during the Olympics, and another 9,000 during the Paralympics that follow.

The venue will include the usual sports dining area, serving food 24 hours a day, as well as a sports bar and games areas.

However, no alcohol will be served.

“This is not a place to party,” Laurent Michaud, director of village operations for the organizing committee, told reporters during a recent tour of the village. “If they want to party, they can go to Paris.

A leading Paris organizer put an end to some fantasies around the village, telling AFP recently that he expected most of the condoms would be taken home as souvenirs or gifts.

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