Rio: Athletes to get 41 condoms each

Organizers of the Rio Summer Olympics will provide an average of 41 condoms and 17 packets of lube per athlete competing at the games.

The 450,000 prophylactics distributed include 100,000 female condoms. The number does not include the rubbers handed out by national Olympic committees. Australia, for instance, issues to its team members super-strength condoms, which allegedly provide “near-complete anti-viral protection against Zika virus in laboratory studies.”

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The distribution of the rubbers in Rio becomes a more pressing concern of organizers because of the threat of the Zika virus. Brazil’s AIDS rate, though generally higher than countries in its neighborhood, appears nearly identical to that of the United States. But if 2012 host London’s reputation says rain, Rio’s screams sex.

 

 

 

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