The International Olympic Committee announced that about 450,000 condoms will be distributed during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, three times more than for the London Games four years ago.

Part of the large increase is because 100,000 female condoms will be available for the first time, along with 350,000 condoms for men. Also, about 175,000 packets of lubricant will be supplied.

The IOC says the condoms would encourage 10,500 athletes and staff to practice safe sex.

It’s not clear if the increase is related to Brazil’s outbreak of the Zika virus. The Associated Press asked the question of the IOC in an email on Friday but did not receive an immediate response.

The athletes will be able to get the condoms free from a clinic in the Athletes’ Village, or from vending machines. The village opens on July 24, while the Olympic games open on August 5.

Source: New York Post