Condoms Clog Games Village Drains
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October 8, 2010, Friday
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THOUSANDS of flushed condoms threaten to choke the Commonwealth Games village's drainage system.
Games organizers, who won a race against time to ready the village, are now battling to clear clogged drains after thousands of non-biodegradeable contraceptives were flushed down toilets in the first week of the event.
Games organizers had provided 8,000 free condoms in the village, and the provision appears to be in high demand. One official told the Mail Today newspaper that over 4,000 had already been snapped up by eager athletes.
Following a decision to provide free condoms at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, it has become something of a tradition. At the 2000 Sydney Games, athletes quickly used up the 70,000 free condoms, forcing organizers to supply another 20,000, while at the 2004 Athens Games, the provision was doubled to 130,000.
Games organizers, who won a race against time to ready the village, are now battling to clear clogged drains after thousands of non-biodegradeable contraceptives were flushed down toilets in the first week of the event.
Games organizers had provided 8,000 free condoms in the village, and the provision appears to be in high demand. One official told the Mail Today newspaper that over 4,000 had already been snapped up by eager athletes.
Following a decision to provide free condoms at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, it has become something of a tradition. At the 2000 Sydney Games, athletes quickly used up the 70,000 free condoms, forcing organizers to supply another 20,000, while at the 2004 Athens Games, the provision was doubled to 130,000.
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