"Three condoms are not enough for each player." "In an instant" in 72 hours... Eventually, the organizing committee will release more supplies. "To commemorate Valentine's Day." [Milan Olympics]

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Condoms distributed to the athletes' village of the 2026 Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics were sold out three days after the opening. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) promised additional supplies, throwing a bone-in joke about 'Article 62 of the Olympic Charter'.

According to major foreign media such as Reuters on the 14th (local time), IOC spokesman Mark Adams responded tactfully to the shortage of condoms in the athletes' village, saying, "I think the Valentine's Day atmosphere is in full swing in the athletes' village."

According to the media, all 10,000 condoms prepared in the athletes' village disappeared in just 72 hours. About 2,900 athletes participated in the competition, and even a simple calculation means that about 3.4 were consumed per person in three days.

"More than 2,800 players used 10,000," Adams said in a briefing. I'll leave the calculation to you," he joked, acknowledging the high burnout rate.

"According to Article 62 of the Olympic Charter, we must have at least one 'condom story'," he said, adding, "Faster, higher, stronger, together."

The actual Olympic Charter only exists up to Article 61. Spokesperson Adams's remarks humorously turned over the issue of distributing condoms repeated in each tournament to 'Article 62 that does not exist'.

Foreign media found the cause of the shortage in the initial volume that was far short. "At the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, the organizing committee prepared 300,000 condoms for 10,500 athletes," British 'Sky News' said. "The quota per person for this Milan event was significantly lower compared to about 28 per person at the time."

Meanwhile, the organizing committee decided to urgently airlift additional condoms in time for Valentine's Day after complaints from players continued. The heat of the Winter Olympics is also continuing in the athletes' village outside the stadium.

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