The Olympics: an event where the world’s most talented athletes unite during the day to compete and show what the human body is truly capable of. But by night, something completely different takes place, and the Olympic Village becomes home to an open secret: it is the perfect place for hookups.
“There’s sex happening in the laundry room, and even in the basements of the buildings,” explained Australian basketball player Marena Whittle to the Daily Telegraph.
Authorities have long tried to control the consequences of their stars’ libidos. The 2016 Rio Olympics, for example, set records at the time for ordering more than 450,000 rubber contraceptives, meaning that each one of the 10,500 competitors was allocated an average of 42 protectives, a number that has steadily increased over the years.
