"Shock" athletes' village secret, "75% of athletes do it."" 10,000 condoms... Out of stock... "Please give me more."" [Milan Olympics]

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Just days after the opening of the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, an unusual situation occurred in which contraceptive tools in the athletes' village ran out.

Britain's "The Sun" reported on the 13th (local time) that "the energetic Winter Olympics stars have already used up more than 10,000 condoms in the athletes' village."

According to reports, the organizing committee of the tournament has placed a total of 9,700 condoms across several athletes' villages. This is equivalent to about three per participant throughout the entire tournament, but it turned out that it was far from enough to meet the demands of the players.

Citing an anonymous player, the media reported that "the prepared volume was sold out in just three days." Player Lee expressed frustration, saying, "I was promised to bring additional supplies, but no one knows exactly when it will arrive."

This situation is even more pronounced compared to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. At the time of the Paris Olympics, more than 230,000 condoms were prepared for 10,500 athletes' village guests, a generous amount of about 20 per person. On the other hand, in addition to the lack of preparation for the Winter Olympics, the games are distributed to six regional facilities, including Milan, Cortina, and Lvigno, and the logistics supply is not smooth.

The condom wrapper, which caused the shortage, drew attention as it contained various phrases reflecting the spirit of the Olympics. The wrapping paper says, "Fair play at the stadium of love." There were messages such as "Ask for consent," "Don't share anything but victory (prevent STD), and "You don't have to be a gold medalist to wear this."

This 'fever' within the athletes' village is actually a long-standing 'tradition' of the Olympics. This is because sex plays a large part in the process of relaxing and interacting with athletes in extreme stress and competition. Officials say that it is difficult to resist temptation as it is a festival where healthy sports stars from all over the world gather together.

In fact, American swimming star Ryan Lochte said in a past interview that "three-quarters of Olympic athletes have sex during the period."

Matthew Said, a former table tennis player and current journalist, also recalled the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and said, "For Olympic beginners like us, Barcelona was as much about sex as it was about sports."

Describing the athletes' village as a 'sex party' at the time, he said, "It was a common sight for players who had just missed the game to binge on Magnum ice cream and McDonald's, drink alcohol, and have crazy sex. Sometimes I did these three things at the same time," he added.

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