Tokyo Olympics Organizers Plan To Give 150,000 Condoms To Athletes

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JAKARTA - The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee plans to give around 150 thousand free condoms to athletes. However, in the interim manual of the World Games released, athletes, are urged to limit contact with other people as much as possible.

"If you have been at the Olympics before, we know this experience will be different in some way", warns the raw 33-page manual, quoted by Antara from AFP, Wednesday, February 10

"To all Olympic participants, there will be some conditions and constraints that will require your flexibility and understanding", he added.

Guidelines for athletes and team officials will be revised in April and revised again in June, followed by the release of guides for match officials, media, and broadcasters a week later.

The document provides athletes with a detailed description of the virus test, which requires a negative result on a test that is done 72 hours before traveling to Japan and will be tested again when they land.

There will be no quarantine for athletes, and they will still be allowed to attend training camps in Japan before the Olympics begin, however, all movements must be registered and use of public transport by authorized.

Athletes may not visit gyms, tourist areas, shops, restaurants, or bars and can only go to the Olympic arenas and limited additional locations.

They are also advised to always wear a mask, except when competing, practicing, sleeping, or being outdoors.

The guidebook on COVID-19 was released as the organizing committee, Olympic officials and the Japanese government worked hard to build confidence that the Olympics could take place safely despite the virus problem.