That’s a lot of sex.
So it turns out that there have been 450,000 condoms ordered for the upcoming Rio Olympics. Yes, that’s 450,000 condoms that will be available to the athletes and staff.
According to Associated Press, the International Olympic Committee will distribute the colossal stash of rubbers during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to encourage safe sex. It’s actually three times more than the amount ordered for the London Games four years ago.
The increase is due to the addition of female condoms this year – 100,000 in total – along with 350,000 condoms for men.
There are approximately 10,500 athletes and staff. That’s roughly 42 condoms per person.
It doesn’t stop there, either. There will also be 175,000 packets of lubricant distributed at the summer’s games.
The condoms will be available from vending machines and through a clinic in the athlete’s village, which opens on July 24 before the tournament begins properly on August 5.
Although there’s been no confirmation by Rio organisers, the huge surge might relate to Brazil’s Zika virus outbreak. The disease is carried by mosquitoes but can be sexually transmitted.
