Paris Olympics Ends Intimacy Ban, Supplying 300K Condoms For Athletes
For the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, an intimacy ban was in place. This year’s 2024 Paris Olympics had had the intimacy ban lifted. The Olympic Village director Laurent Michaud revealed in…
For the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, an intimacy ban was in place. This year's 2024 Paris Olympics had had the intimacy ban lifted. The Olympic Village director Laurent Michaud revealed in an interview with Sky News that the 2024 Paris Olympics will have 300,000 condoms available for the 14,250 athletes staying in their quarters.
PEOPLE reported that condoms were handed out during the 2020 Tokyo Games. But officials placed an intimacy ban on athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Athletes were asked to limit their physical contact with each other, including sex, and keep a distance of six and a half feet apart from others to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The distribution of condoms is a tradition for the Olympics. CBS Sports reported that since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, organizers have handed out contraceptives to spread awareness of HIV and AIDS. Even during the 2020 games, 150,000 condoms were handed out they said. "The distribution of condoms is not for use at the athletes' village, but to have athletes take them back to their home countries to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS," Olympic organizers told Reuters at the time.
Intimacy is Allowed Again but No Champagne in The Village
Michaud told Sky News that champagne is not allowed in the village, but athletes can have all the champagne they want in Paris. But don’t worry, the athletes will be eating well in the village. "We will have more than 350 meters of buffet with the world food... and I'm sure that the athletes will be very happy to have some French specialties made over here," Michaud told the outlet.
2024 Paris Olympics: The Olympic Village, "A Home Away from Home."
The Olympic village will be located about 4 miles north of the city's center, providing athletes and staff a convenient place to stay and socialize during the games.
The 2024 Paris Games will run from July 26 to Aug. 11.
Winter Olympics 2022: Best and Worst Country Fashion Choices
The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing started two days prior to the Opening Ceremony, but the event is the official start of the Olympics.
The biggest highlight is the "Parade of Nations" in which each country competing enters Olympic Stadium led by their nation's flag while also donning a special outfit. However, not every Olympic outfit is created equal.
For some fashion fun, here are some superlative fashion awards from the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
Honorable mention: The cute parade leaders
Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesBoldest Outfit: Haiti
Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesSurprisingly Boring: Japan
Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Flag bearers Arisa Go and Akito Watabe of Team Japan carry their flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Best Scarf/Hat Combo: Belarus
Matthias Hangst/Getty ImagesOutstanding Achievement in Sweaters: Great Britain
Elsa/Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Flag bearers Eve Muirhead and Dave Ryding of Team Great Britain lead the team during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Most Shiny: American Samoa's Nathan Crumpton
David Ramos/Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Flag bearer Nathan Crumpton of Team American Samoa carries their flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Coat That Looks Most Like A Quilt Your Nana Made: Czech Republic
David Ramos/Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Members of Team Czech Republic are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Best Cape: New Zealand flag bearers
Elsa/Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Flag bearers Finn Bilous and Alice Robinson of Team New Zealand lead their team during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Most Sporty: United States
Julian Finney/Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Team USA enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Best Hat: Nigeria
Patriotism, but Make it Fashion: France
Julian Finney/Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Flag bearers Kevin Rolland and Tessa Worley of Team France carry their flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Best Overall: Mexico
Julian Finney/Getty ImagesWorst Overall: Italy
Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Flag bearer Michela Moioli of Team Italy waves their flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
