With adrenalin pumping high as the blue riband Olympic Games officially kick off Thursday, local organisers have dished out 200,000 condoms to ensure athletes play safe at the Olympic Village.
Michaud Laurent, the Director of the imposing Olympic Village, confirmed that they were working with French health authorities to ensure “safe” Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In an interview at the Olympic Village at the St Denis district of Paris, on Tuesday evening, Laurent argued that the Olympic rings branding of the contraceptives could also have played a role in triggering athlete interest.
“Yes, indeed, we have given out the condoms because for us, the health and safety of the athletes is the most important thing. We are working with the local authorities in the State to have these condoms available in the Village for the athletes to use, if they want,” Laurent confirmed.
“We have given out 200,000 condoms for use by the athletes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and this is the figure we have worked through with the State Department (of health).
“They (condoms) are still available… they have an Olympic logo branding and perhaps that’s why the uptake has been good also,” he added.
By Tuesday evening, 8,000 athletes and officials had checked into the Olympic Village, representing an occupancy rate of over 50 percent, but Laurent couldn’t immediately confirm how many of the contraceptives had been consumed or if they would need to revise their supply numbers upwards.
