The Japanese organised of #olympics2021 have stopped worrying about #COVID19 and turned their minds on how to stop competitors producing little Olympians.
Olympic organizers say they’ll hand out 150,000 free condoms,
The distribution of condoms flies in the face of the 33-page rulebook, that was launched to ensure a safe Olympics. The rulebook warns the players to not socialise, avoid handshakes and not hug, in short, “avoid unnecessary forms of physical contact” — especially for those living in the Olympic Village.
Having sex while separated by two meters would undoubtedly be an Olympian feat in itself.
Roughly 11,000 athletes are expected to attend the Games, so you do the math. That’s a lot of COVID-unsafe interactions per athlete!
The first Olympic condoms were given out at the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988 in an attempt to protect athletes from HIV. The tradition continued in subsequent Olympics.
The record is held by Brazil, which handed out 450,000 condoms at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
These athletes are meant to wear masks at all times except when they are competing, training, eating and sleeping. It is unclear whether this includes sleeping with one another.
Why such a disconnect? Dollars … or rather yen.
“It’s only Japanese companies that now manufacture condoms as thin as 0.01-0.02mm,” said Hiroshi Yamashita, senior manager and spokesman at Sagami Rubber Industries, a leading Japanese condom maker. “We see (the Tokyo Games) as an extremely precious opportunity to let the world know about Japan’s high-technology.”
Game over!
