Free condoms for athletes at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days, according to Italian newspaper La Stampa.
An anonymous athlete told the paper; “The supplies ran out in just three days. They promised us more will arrive, but who knows when.”
La Stampa reports that in Paris, athletes received 300,000 condoms, but athletes at this year’s Winter Olympics only received 10,000, despite just under 3,000 athletes competing at the Winter Olympics, compared to around 10,500 in the Paris Games two years ago.
Last week the governor of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, said via a social media post; ‘Yes, we provide free condoms to athletes in the Olympic village. If this seems strange to some, they’re unaware of the established Olympic practice. It began in Seoul 1988 to raise awareness among athletes and young people about s3xually transmitted disease prevention— a topic that shouldn’t cause embarrassment.’
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