Up to 300,000 condoms will be distributed free of charge to athletes at the 2024 Olympics. After the distance, I will continue with statistics on condom distribution at the past ten Olympic Games.
2024 Olympics organizers are responsible for first aid. It was announced in March that nearly 200,000 male condoms and 20,000 female condoms will be distributed to 10,500 athletes at the Paris Olympics, including 5,250 male and 5,250 female athletes. This is the first Olympics to achieve gender equality. This means that each male Olympian will receive more than two condoms per day over the 17 days of competition, from July 24 to August 11, 2024.
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There are conflicting reports about the exact number of condoms. The Olympic Village director said 300,000 condoms would be distributed in some form. That's up from 160,000 at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, where athletes were asked to take condoms home as souvenirs rather than use them. Due to COVID-19 restrictions at the time, “Prohibition of sexual relations”
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, a record number of condoms were distributed, with 450,000, or 42 condoms per person, distributed to Olympic athletes in Brazil. Since the first condom was distributed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in South Korea amid the AIDS epidemic. The number of condoms distributed by organizers has increased from 90,000 in Barcelona in 1992 to 130,000 in Athens in 2004 and 150,000 in London in 2012.
Paris 2024 organizers aim to create an environment where athletes can feel comfortable socializing. They will add a clubhouse with a lounge and alcohol-free bar to the Olympic Village. Most rooms have two beds with cardboard frames that can support 550 pounds. The Olympic Village will also include a sexual health testing center and educational campaigns to raise awareness of safe practices.
Condom distribution at the Summer Olympics
1988 Seoul 8500 pieces
Barcelona 1992 50,000 pieces
1996 Atlanta 15000 pieces
2000 Sydney 90,000 pieces
2004 Athens 130,000 pieces
2008 Beijing 100,000 pieces
2012 London 150,000 pieces
2016 Rio 450,000 pieces
2021Tokyo 160,000 pieces
2024 Paris 220,000-300,000 pieces
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