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Olympian Monsour has theory why sex among athletes at Games village happens

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1734550" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Based on stories of those who&#x27;ve either witnessed or experienced it, the Olympic Games have gained a bit of notoriety for the amount of sexual activity that apparently goes on. </p><p>As recent as Rio 2016, for example, some 350,000 condoms were <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/shortcuts/2016/jul/18/rio-2016-42-condoms-per-athlete-olympic-village-sex">handed out</a> to make sure safe sex is practiced.</p><p>The practice began in Seoul 1988 to promote HIV and AIDS awareness, and the International Olympic Committee apparently had requested their continued distribution.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/14/21/not-for-use-tokyo-olympic-organizers-to-give-away-150000-condoms">&#x27;Not for use&#x27;: Tokyo Olympic organizers to give away 150,000 condoms</a></li></ul><p>Monsour del Rosario, the actor-politician who competed in Olympic taekwondo in Seoul 1988, said the contraceptives were indeed available. </p><p>And there was a reason why athletes inside the Olympic village couldn&#x27;t contain their <a href="https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8133052/athletes-spill-details-dirty-secrets-olympic-village-espn-magazine">sensual indulgences</a>.</p><p>&quot;Ang mga athlete kasi karamihan sa kanila 3 to 4 months naka-reserve ang energy. May mga athlete na naniniwala &#x27;pag may sexual encounter nadi-diminish ang performance mo, sa iba naman myth lang iyan,&quot; Del Rosario said in an interview on ABS-CBN&#x27;s &quot;Post-Game&quot; podcast, where he talked all things Olympics and gamely answered the question of sexual activity at the Games. </p><p>&quot;So &#x27;yung mga athletes na talagang nagtimpi at nagtiis ng ilang buwan, pagkatapos ng laro nila nagkakalat talaga. </p><p>&quot;Nagwawala talaga sila, parang nakawala sa hawla. &#x27;Yung mga hindi nakainom ng ilang buwan, lalo pag nag-medal sila, nagwawala talaga.&quot; </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/07/22/beds.jpg"/><figcaption>In this picture taken on September 24, 2019, beds made of cardboards for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village are displayed. Randy athletes worried that eco-friendly cardboard beds could curtail their sex life at this summer&#x27;s Olympics can breathe easy — they&#x27;re sturdy enough, manufacturers say.<em> STR/Jiji Press/AFP/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/20/21/tokyo-olympic-organizers-to-allow-alcohol-in-athletes-village-but-wont-give-out-condoms">Tokyo Olympic organizers to allow alcohol in athletes&#x27; village but won&#x27;t give out condoms</a></li></ul><p>Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to give away about 150,000 condoms at this week&#x27;s Games, but are telling athletes to take them home rather than use them in the Olympic village where social distancing rules and coronavirus measures are the top priority.</p><p>Athletes have been told to keep their distance from each other, meaning fewer opportunities to mingle and more. </p><p>This week Games organizers reassured the cardboard beds at the Olympic Village are &quot;sturdy&quot;, after a report warned they weren&#x27;t strong enough for sex.</p><p>Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan filmed himself jumping repeatedly on a bed to prove the point, after the report in the New York Post claimed the beds were deliberately flimsy to promote social distancing.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Anti-sex” beds at the Olympics <a href="https://t.co/2jnFm6mKcB">pic.twitter.com/2jnFm6mKcB</a></p>— Rhys Mcclenaghan (@McClenaghanRhys) <a href="https://twitter.com/McClenaghanRhys/status/1416567768938291203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1717286" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>“Post-Game” is the ABS-CBN News sports podcast. </p><p>To listen to “Post-Game” and other ABS-CBN podcasts and audio programs, download the ABS-CBN Radio Service App. </p>

<p>Based on stories of those who've either witnessed or experienced it, the Olympic Games have gained a bit of notoriety for the amount of sexual activity that apparently goes on. </p>

Based on stories of those who've either witnessed or experienced it, the Olympic Games have gained a bit of notoriety for the amount of sexual activity that apparently goes on.

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Olympian Monsour has theory why sex among athletes at Games village happens

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 22, 2021 02:40 PM PHT

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Updated July 26, 2021 07:45 AM PHT

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