Paris Olympics Lifts ‘Intimacy Ban,’ Seeks Massive Supply of Condoms

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be doing away with one of the rule changes introduced during the previous Summer Games in Tokyo back in ’21.

The Tokyo Games introduced an intimacy ban in light of the breakout of the COVID-19 virus, preventing athletes from getting into close contact, including hugs and handshakes, and were even asked to avoid singing and chanting.

Those guidelines will not be in place during the event in Paris, and the Olympic village will be supplied with a staggering 300,000 condoms for the Games, according to Sky News. Roughly 14,250 people are anticipated to reside in the village, including 9,000 athletes.

The Paris Olympics will run from July 26 through Aug. 11, 2024. 

In Tokyo, athletes were asked to wear masks and undergo periodic health checks. Despite the intimacy rules that were in place in 2021, 150,000 condoms were distributed at the Tokyo Olympics. Those rules will be pushed to the wayside in ’24 following last year’s declaration of the end of the global COVID-19 health emergency by the World Health Organization. 

This year, the Olympic village will be housed in the French capital, located roughly four miles north of the city center. Included in the village will be a sports bar or “Village Club,” though it will not serve alcohol.