160,000 condoms will be distributed during the Tokyo Olympics

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According to reports, during the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in mid-July, the 

organizing committee will distribute 160,000 condoms to athletes, and 

each athlete will get 14 condoms on average. But it cannot be used in the 

Olympic Village, but as a souvenir to bring back to their own country.


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The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee stated, “The distribution of condoms 

is not for athletes to use in the Olympic Village, but to bring them back to their 

country.” In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes are required

 to maintain social distancing.


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It is said that since the Seoul Olympics in 1988, a large number of condoms 

have been distributed at the Olympic Games in order to raise people's 

awareness of the AIDS problem. The organizers said that the 

International Olympic Committee requires the 

continued distribution of this Olympic Games.


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According to BBC reports, athletes may face many temptations in the Olympic Village. 

The well-known dating software Tinder said that in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics,

 many users tried to chat with athletes and changed their location to Sochi. The 

number of people using this location modification feature increased by 1850%.


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American snowboarder Jamie Anderson said she had to delete Tinder because it 

was too distracting.The 2016 Rio Olympics set a record, when the number 

of condoms distributed to athletes reached 450,000.