{"id":1126,"date":"2026-02-16T15:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:03:03","slug":"milan-cortina-olympic-village-2026-mission-condoms-sold-out-%f0%9f%8f%85%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/milan-cortina-olympic-village-2026-mission-condoms-sold-out-%f0%9f%8f%85%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Village: condom mission sold out \ud83c\udfc5\u2764\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1033\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"1034\">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<\/script>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Between sports records and ... records of demands: what really happened<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Olympics, it's all about running fast. On the ice, on the snow, on the slopes. But at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Village, apparently, someone ran even faster--to condom dispensers.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1037\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"726\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, because one of the most curious and talked-about news items in the early days of the Games is about them: <strong>The free condoms made available to athletes<\/strong>, finished much earlier than expected.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1033\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"985\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>And behind the social irony lies a history of prevention, organization and a decades-long Olympic tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How many condoms were there in the Olympic Village?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to estimates released by organizers and sources close to the Olympic Village, about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>150,000 condoms<\/strong> for the duration of the Winter Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A number calculated by considering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>more than 2,900 athletes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>technical staff and delegations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>average stay of 2-3 weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Translated: about <strong>50 condoms per person<\/strong>, a figure in line with previous Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But within the first week, supplies in some areas were already depleted, forcing the organization to quickly replenish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where they were: not only in the rooms<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Condoms were not randomly distributed. They were available at several strategic points in the Village:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>athletes' housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>outpatient clinics and medical centers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Village information points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>common areas and relaxation zones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal was not only practical but also symbolic: <strong>Promote sexual health and responsibility<\/strong>, central themes for the International Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who provided them: partnership and prevention<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As in many editions of the Games, condoms were provided through a partnership with health companies and public health campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Milan Cortina 2026, the provision was supported by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>European medical companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internationally promoted preventive health programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The choice of brands favors certified products, without invasive branding, to keep the focus on prevention and not advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why are condoms handed out at the Olympics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tradition originated in the 1980s, when the International Olympic Committee began prevention campaigns against HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, free distribution has become a practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Numbers of recent editions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rio 2016: 450,000 condoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tokyo 2020: 160,000 (with Covid restrictions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beijing 2022: about 100,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Milan Cortina 2026 is in line with previous Winter Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why do they always end? The explanation (not only romantic)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Myth has it that the Olympic Village is a place for athletes from all over the world to meet and bond. This is partly true: young people, far from home, united by intense emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is also a more pragmatic explanation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>athletes take more than necessary \u201cjust in case\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>become curious souvenirs to take home<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>are used for alternative purposes (waterproofing objects, protecting sensors, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, really: some sportsmen use them to protect equipment from snow and moisture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social gone wild: between memes and irony<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Within hours, news of the depleted supply flooded social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>meme on \u201cout-of-competition Olympic performance\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jokes about the real sport most played in the Village<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ironies about speed of consumption exceeding that of racing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, many users pointed out the positive side: better spent condoms than unused ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The organization's response<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization handled the situation with pragmatism:<br>\u2714\ufe0f rifornimenti rapidi<br>\u2714\ufe0f comunicazione informale<br>\u2714\ufe0f nessun allarme sanitario<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside sources reiterated that the distribution is part of normal prevention policies and that stocks have been adjusted to actual needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Olympics: not just sports, but real life<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Olympic Village is a small temporary city where different cultures, languages and histories coexist. 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Sul ghiaccio, sulla neve, sulle piste. Ma al Villaggio Olimpico di Milano Cortina 2026, a quanto pare, qualcuno ha corso ancora pi\u00f9 veloce\u2026 verso i dispenser di preservativi. S\u00ec, perch\u00e9 una delle notizie pi\u00f9 curiose e chiacchierate dei primi [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-notizie-e-approfondimenti","category-notizie-e-aggiornamenti"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1129,"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126\/revisions\/1129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}