Condoms passed out at the games are likewise intended for use in competitors' 'home countries'
that the beds in question—about 18,000 of them, and an additional 8000 for the Paralympics—were announced before the pandemic. This runs contrary to rumors online that they were to prevent competitors from canoodling, a practice as old as the Olympic games .
In a statement, the bed manufacturer Airweave said: “Cardboard beds are actually stronger than the one made of wood or steel.” However, the Times also reports that in a “playbook” handed to athletes, Tokyo Olympics officials say to “avoid unnecessary forms of physical contact.” The sale of alcohol has also been banned, although condoms will still be passed out, a tradition the Times says dates back to 1988.
In Japan itself, there’s likewise growing unrest over the fact that officials moved forward with the games, despite an immense surge in coronavirus cases, and yet
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