Tokyo Olympics organisers will distribute 150,000 condoms but urge athletes not to use them


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Tokyo Olympics organisers plan to give away about 150,000 condoms at next month’s Games, but have told athletes to take them home rather than use them in the Olympic Village, where social distancing rules and coronavirus measures are the top priority . Large numbers of condoms have been given out at the Games since the 1988 Seoul Olympics to raise awareness of HIV and Aids , and organisers said the International Olympic Committee had requested their continued distribution. But athletes have been told to keep their distance from each other, meaning fewer opportunities to mingle and more . “The distribution...