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Athletes snap up 5,000 condoms per day at Asian Games

September 21, 2014
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Condoms have long been provided at major global sports event, and at the Incheon Asian Games, about 5,000 per day are being snapped up.

Participants at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games are picking up about 5,000 condoms a day at the Athletes’ Village, sources said Sunday.

However, the organizing committee believes most of the condoms, ingrained with the official emblem, are being taken as souvenirs, not for sex. The committee believes the “condom frenzy” is a “positive” sign, because condoms prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS.

Condoms have long been provided at major global sports events. About 150,000 condoms were provided for athletes at the 2012 London Olympic Games.