The Olympic Games will take place in Paris in the summer of 2024. © ANSA / FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Olympic Village: 300.000 condoms, but no champagne

A good 300.000 free condoms will be available to Olympic athletes at the Summer Games in Paris. Laurent Michaud, the director of the Olympic Village, announced this in an interview with Sky News.

March 18, 2024

From: dpa

At the last Summer Games in Tokyo, contacts were prohibited due to the corona pandemic. Contrary to tradition, there were no condoms - as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. In Paris, in addition to the free condoms in the Olympic Village, there will also be an athletes' bar. However, champagne and other alcoholic drinks are not served there.

At the end of February, French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Olympic Village. At the symbolic handover of the keys, Macron spoke of the “adventure of a century”. The newly built 82 buildings in the north of Paris will accommodate over 14.000 athletes and their employees. The Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26th to August 11th.