The Olympics Games that is held every 4 years demonstrates best athletes ability across the globe, fostering the good relation ship across the nations and celebrating sportsmanship. But there is a popular Olympics tradition that often catches the eye ball. We are talking about the distribution of Condoms.
The practice of distributing condoms in Olympics Village might seems surprising at first instance, but it serves several important purpose that we will be digging in this article.
Promoting Save Sex and Health Awarness
If we talk about the latest Paris Olympics 2024, Olympics Village has housed around 14250 athletes from all around the world. So many Athletes at the same place, in their best physique, with high level of sex hormones likely to mingle among each other and full fill sexual desire.
And this is not something which is an assumption. According to various reports and survey concluded in past suggest that same outcome. Hence Olympics every time distribute condoms to promotes safe sex among athletes. As athletes from all section of society and country gathers, there is always a higher risk of Sexual transmitted Diseases (STDs) and Sexual transmitted Infections (STIs).
When did this start?
The tradition of distributing Condoms at Olympics began in 1988 officially known as Seoul 1988. It started as a response to the global HIV/AIDS crisis which occurred in 1980s after the AIDS/HIV was identified. Since then, distributing condoms became tradition and each Olympics saw an increasing jump in distribution numbers.
Fun Fact : Tokyo Olymipcs 2020 which was held in 2021 had distributed 160,000 condoms even when there was intimacy ban due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Which Olympics has the record of highest Condoms distribution?
Until now the Highest number of Condom distribution was done in Olympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) distributed around 450,000 condoms which included 350,000 male condoms and 100,000 female condoms.
Encourage Sexual Health Awareness
By giving out condoms, Olympics encourage the discussion of Sexual Health Awareness just within the Athletes but also among the millions, billions of people watching their favourite Athletes in Olympics. This awareness is very important for better and safe sex and lessen the stigma around condoms.
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