The Olympic Games brings together the best athletes from around the world to compete in the name of sportsmanship and national pride. But what happens when you put a bunch of super fit people in close proximity for two weeks with seemingly unlimited access to contraceptives and dating apps? Well, if you believe the numbers, a whole lot of f#ckin'.
Every Olympics, the athletes are provided with an obscene amount of condoms, courtesy of the International Olympic Committee. For the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Durex was the sponsor tasked with logistics and supplied an estimated 150,000 condoms. That's right, 150,000 condoms for approximately 11,000 athletes. And keep in mind, this was during a pandemic.
But this isn't just a one-time thing. The Olympic Village has been known for its wild parties and sexual escapades since the 1980s. In fact, the 2016 Rio Olympics reportedly had the highest number of condoms distributed in Olympic history, with a total of 450,000. That's right, almost half a million condoms for 10,000 athletes. And even that wasn't enough. The committee had to order an additional 100,000 to keep up with demand.
The tradition of providing condoms to athletes started in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where 8,500 condoms were distributed. It's said that the condoms were provided to promote safe sex and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, but it's safe to say that the athletes have found other uses for them. This is the equivalent of your college safe sex patrol trying to curb chlamydia on campus then somehow ending up sponsoring an campus wide orgy every 4 years.
And it's not just the athletes who are getting in on the action. In 2012, the Daily Mail reported that Olympic organizers were encouraging volunteers to carry condoms and engage in sexual activities with the athletes. While this was later denied by the organizers, it's clear that the Olympic Village is a place where sexual inhibitions are left at the door.
Of course, the Olympic Committee urges athletes to use their own condoms in order to avoid the spread of sexually transmitted infections, but let's be real, when you're surrounded by the best and fittest athletes in the world, why stop at just one round? One person? Or one entire countries high-jump team?
While the Olympics may be about sportsmanship and national pride, it's clear that the athletes are also there for a little extra-curricular activity. And with the amount of condoms being distributed, it's safe to say that the Olympic Village is a place where anything can happen.
So, how much are Olympians really f#ckin'? A lot. A whole lot.
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