The Olympic village will include a sports bar – but there will be no alcohol, organizers said.

The intimacy ban that had been in place for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been lifted for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the Olympic village, where the athletes stay during the event, will be stocked with 300,000 condoms, Laurent Michaud, director of the village, told Sky News.

In an interview about the upcoming games, which will be held in the French capital from July 26 to Aug. 11, Michaud said they are preparing for 14,250 residents at the village and are aiming to have 300,000 condoms for the athletes.

Rules on intimacy went into effect for the 2020 Olympics that were held in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help prevent the virus from spreading, athletes were asked to limit their physical contact with each other, keeping about six and a half feet between them, except when necessary, like on the field.

Providing condoms at the Olympics has been a tradition since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, as an effort to raise awareness for HIV and AIDS, according to CBS Sports. In Tokyo, officials still handed out 150,000 condoms – even though the intimacy rules prevented any scenarios to use them.

  • misterundercoat@lemmy.world
    62·
    9 months ago

    So let me get this straight. You’re not having any luck competing with regular schlubs in the real world, so you want to fake your way into a situation where you compete with a group of fitter and more attractive people?

        • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
          15·
          9 months ago

          I don’t think those AIs have watched a competitive ping pong match. Shooting/archery are probably ok, I’d also say curling is a solid option at least for the winter olympics

        • andrew@lemmy.stuart.funEnglish
          10·
          9 months ago

          Ping pong needs skill absolutely but the endurance to run 100m with the best in the world takes quite a bit longer in addition to skill and technique

          , he said from his armchair.