The Olympics hasn’t even arrived but it’s already broken a record. Taking extra precautions amid ongoing fears from the Zika virus, The International Olympic Committee has distributed a record-breaking 450,000 condoms to athletes, reports The Guardian, up from the 150,000 condoms that were given out at London 2012.
Do the math and it equates to 42 condoms per athlete, according to the article:
So why do they need 450,000 condoms? The record-breaking allocation for Rio is reported to be so high because female condoms are being given away for the first time.