Overview
- Italian newspaper La Stampa reported the free supplies at the Cortina d'Ampezzo village were gone within three days, citing an anonymous athlete.
- The Milan‑Cortina organizing committee said more condoms will be delivered and distribution will continue through the Games, though no timeline was provided.
- Officials initially made available just under 9,700 to about 10,000 packs, a stark contrast to the hundreds of thousands distributed at Paris 2024.
- Providing free condoms in Olympic villages is a long‑standing public‑health measure dating back to the 1988 Seoul Games.
- The Cortina village has about 1,400 beds and primarily houses athletes in mountain events from a field of around 2,900 competitors, informing the initial planning.