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Australian Olympians have insisted they will only participate once they are given Zika virus-proof condoms. Their wish was granted Photo: Courtesy
So you thought the London 2012 Olympics, where the International Olympics Committee supplied 150,000 condoms was the raunchiest games ever? Think again. In Rio, Brazil for the upcoming 2016 Olympics, it’s a record-breaking 450,000 condoms, just for a 17-day affair of only 10,500 athletes.
To be specific, it’s 42 condoms per athlete. Folks, welcome to the most promiscuous Olympics in history, where Australian Olympians have insisted they will only participate once they are given Zika virus-proof condoms. Their wish was granted. The latex count began in Seoul in 1988, when 8,500 condoms were distributed to athletes and reports of condoms found on the roofs of Olympic residences led the Olympic Association to ban outdoor sex.
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