倫敦奧運村發15萬只避孕套創紀錄

中國日報網 2012-07-20 14:56

Olympic officials will reportedly provide more than 150,000 condoms to athletes.

In a controversial move Olympic officials will reportedly provide more than 150,000 condoms to athletes at no cost during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The record number of condoms will be provided to thousands of athletes from around the world in a bid to promote safe sex. However, while some athletes have supported the cause, critics believe that the effort by Olympic officials actually goes to promote immoral behavior.

"There's a lot of sex going on," women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo told ESPN. Adding that in extreme cases she has even seen athletes engaging in sex "right out in the open" in the Olympic Village. She shockingly revealed: "On the grass, between buildings, people are getting down and dirty."

Solo, who became a gold medalist in 2008, claims that the Olympics creates a comfortable environment where athletes feel at home with one another, and this can lead to an increase in sexual behavior.

"Unlike at a bar, it's not awkward to strike up a conversation because you have something in common," Solo said. "It starts with, 'What sport do you play?' All of a sudden, you're fist-bumping."

Professional swimmer Ryan Lochte, who will be in London for his third Olympic Games experience, admitted that sexual tensions are higher than most people might expect. He revealed that he believes the vast majority of athletes engage in some form of sexual activity during such an event.

"I'd say it's 70 percent to 75 percent of Olympians," the world record-holding swimmer said. However, he did not seem to see a problem with the liberal sexual behavior, saying: "Hey, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

Thousands of athletes are scheduled to partake in at least one of the 306 events in 26 major sports, and recent comments from professional Volleyball player Shauna Mullin support the theory that the Olympic Games promotes immoral behavior, such as adultery.

Despite the widespread criticisms John Godina, an Olympic shot putter, admitted that while some athletes are initially focused on hard work they eventually become focused on hard partying, and having "fun."

"Athletes go there focused and once their job is done, they have fun," Godina told ABC. "They don't necessarily go there looking for it, but things happen ... you learn not to ask a lot of questions."

(Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

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據報道，倫敦2012奧運會期間，奧組委將向運動員免費發放超過15萬只避孕套。此舉引發了爭議。

倫敦奧組委將給來自全球各地的上萬名運動員免費發放避孕套，數量創下新的紀錄，以鼓勵安全性行為。盡管有些運動員支持這一舉動，但也有批評人士認為這反而會催生不道德行為。

美國女足守門員霍普-索羅告訴ESPN體育電視網：“奧運村里一直有很多性行為發生。”她補充說，在一些比較極端的例子中，她曾經看到過有選手在奧運村里“露天做愛。在草地上，在樓宇間，人們正在變得越來越墮落。”她的說法非常令人震驚。

索羅曾在2008年獲得奧運會金牌。她表示，奧運會的環境讓人感到舒適，運動員們互相都感覺很親近，這也會催生性行為。

索羅說：“和酒吧不同，開始搭訕并不讓人感到尷尬，因為大家都是運動員。談話總是這樣開始，‘你參加了什么項目？’突然之間，你就感到看對眼了。”

職業游泳運動員瑞安?洛赫特是第三次參加奧運會了。他坦承奧運村中的性行為比人們預想的要多。他表示自己相信絕大多數參賽選手都曾經在奧運會中有過性行為。

這位世界紀錄保持者說：“我覺得70%到75%的選手都有過性行為。”但他不覺得這種自由的性行為有什么問題。“嗨，有時候自然而然就發生了。”

上萬名運動員將參加26項賽事中306個小項的比賽。職業排球選手肖娜-穆林對奧運會催生了不道德性行為的理論表示支持，比如婚外情。

盡管遭受大量批評，但奧運會鉛球選手約翰?高迪納承認，盡管有些運動員最初專注于比賽和訓練，但他們最終卻把精力都用在派對上，并且“找些樂子”。