Nearly 200,000 male condoms and 20,000 female condoms will be distributed to prevent sexually transmitted infections in the Olympic Village during the Paris Olympics.

Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games announced on Wednesday that 200,000 male condoms and 20,000 female condoms will be distributed to athletes in the Olympic Village during the Games.

“What we’re seeing independently of the Olympics is a resurgence in the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in the population,” explains Laurent Dalard, who is in charge of coordinating first aid and health risks for the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee.

Leaflets will be distributed and posters put up in the clinic at the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis to raise awareness among sportsmen and women from all countries. The clinic will also host HIV screening programs. 10,000 latex-free condoms and 20,000 oral dams (a latex square used for oral sex) have also been ordered.

Nearly 14,500 athletes and their support staff are expected in the Olympic Village in Paris in July. A few months ago, a member of the OCOG management team told AFP that some of the products available in the village, such as bandages, were sometimes taken by athletes or their families and then taken home.

During the Olympic Games, “among the infectious risks, there are those linked to sexual health,” including for spectators, as Dominique Costagliola, Director of Research Emeritus at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm), pointed out in early March. “In the field, we need to prepare for the possibility of an increase in emergency situations involving prescriptions for post-exposure treatment for HIV or screening for sexually transmitted infections. This will have an impact on emergency services, she said.