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We all know that Olympic contenders splash around in a different gene pool than most of us. While we’re feet up, drink in hand, analyzing energy expended vs. potential payoff of a shower, they’re performing feats of strength, endurance and control, the likes the world rarely sees.
You have a group of the healthiest, fittest and hottest young people in one area. What do you need? A boat load of condoms. ‘Swifter, Higher, Stronger‘… damn right.
Handing out free condoms has become a tradition of sorts since 1992. Local BC health officials are handing out 100 000 free condoms to athletes housed in Vancouver and Whistler for the 2010 Olympics. That’s a whole lotta’ rubber. That works out to almost 15 condoms for each of the 6 850 athletes. Maybe it’s the testosterone that’s rushing through the competitors. Between practicing, competing, interviews and sleeping they manage to work in even more physical activity. At the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, officials had to order an additional 20 000 condoms on top of the 70 000 previously ordered. We have to wonder how much higher that number would be if The International Pole Dancing Fitness Association gets its way and is included in the 2012 Olympics.
Handing out free condoms during the Olympics is an attempt to reinforce the message of controlling STI’s. Everyone knows how ugly curling can turn with a raging case of the clap.
