The 2024 Summer season Olympics formally kick off in Paris on July 26, and whether or not you’re looking ahead to the inspiring athletics (see: runner Nia Akins, skateboarder Bryce Wettstein, and gymnast Jade Carey) or for the Siene River poop drama, you possibly can’t deny this yr’s Olympics is assured to be entertaining—and, for athletes within the Olympic Village, protected. As the primary wave of athletes settle into the Olympic and Paralympic Villages, social media is awash with TikTok room tours that includes the now-infamous cardboard beds, the mattresses made from recycled fishing nets (which, sure, look as interesting as they sound), and, after all, the massive provide of Olympic-branded condoms present in every bed room.
In a TikTok posted by Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas, athlete bedrooms are crammed with free swag that features Olympic-themed baggage, a Samsung Galaxy phone (no massive deal), and a stack of vibrant and colourful condoms adorned with the Phryges, the official mascots of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
Every envelope homes one condom and reminds wearers of the significance of consent and safety: “No should be a gold medalist to put on it!” one envelope reads, whereas one other reads, “On the sphere of affection, play truthful. Ask for consent.” As athletes proceed to reach and take photographs, extra slogans are rapidly popping up, with a current X post displaying: “Rating a win: Sure to consent, no to STDs” and “Don’t share greater than victory, defend your self in opposition to STDs.”
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Although the “sexcapades” of the Olympics have develop into a cultural speaking level through the years, the explanation for the safety push is, after all, legitimate—and in addition famous on the backs of this yr’s condoms: “In keeping with WHO, final yr, round 630,000 individuals died from HIV-related causes and 1.3 million individuals acquired HIV. Shield your self, check your self!”
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Regardless of the unofficial “intimacy ban” on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics—the place organizers tried to curb bodily contact within the wake of COVID-19—greater than 150,000 condoms have been nonetheless made accessible to athletes 4 years in the past. Now, for the upcoming Paris Video games, that quantity has almost doubled, in response to CNN. With 14,500 individuals anticipated to remain inside the Olympic Village, organizers are ready at hand out roughly 230,000 safety choices, together with 200,000 male condoms; 20,000 “feminine condoms;” and 10,000 oral dams.
FWIW, Olympic organizers don’t really anticipate Village attendees to make use of their full condom allotment (which, doing a little free math, would come out to greater than 20 condoms per athlete), however they’re not taking any dangers this yr. As an alternative, a gradual provide of (oddly motivational and endearing) condoms will likely be accessible all through the Video games, throughout bedrooms, well being clinics, and merchandising machines.
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