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The Olympics are set to revive an old tradition — that is, providing thousands of condoms to the athletes for use during the event.
“It is very important that the conviviality here is something big,” Michaud told the U.K. outlet.
Thedistribution of condomsis a tradition for the Olympics. Since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, organizers have handed out contraceptives to spread awareness of HIV and AIDS,CBS Sportsreported. Even during the 2020 games, 150,000 condoms were handed out.
“Working with the athletes commission, we wanted to create some places where the athletes would feel very enthusiastic and comfortable,” Michaud told Sky News.
While intimacy is allowed again at the Olympics, another vice will not be available to the athletes.
“No champagne in the village, of course, but they can have all the champagne they want also in Paris,” said Michaud. “We will have more than 350 meters of buffet with the world food… and I’m sure that the athletes will be very happy to have some French specialties made over here.”
The news outlet also got a tour of the athletes' quarters, which feature a simple design with two twin beds, shelves and a small balcony looking out into the City of Love.
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This isn’t the first timeaudiences have got an inside look at the athletes’ quartersor heard about the relationships between athletes.
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“What we all want is for unity, peace and a celebration of the best athletes. This is how this creative family works together,” he continued. “Any challenge? We will win.”
source: people.com
