Former Olympian lifts the lid on why so much sex happens between athletes during the Olympics

A former Olympian has explained why so much sex happens between athletes during the games.

The Olympics take place every four years and sees a collection of the finest athletes in the same vicinity for around two weeks.

Endorphins are through the roof and it's relatively well-known that there is a lot going on between the sheets in the Olympic village.

The International Olympic committee do not exactly advocate sex between athletes and there have been specially designed beds to prevent intercourse from happening.

Yet at the same time there is the feeling that is inevitable and since 1988 Seoul Olympics, a substantial amount of condoms have been handed out beforehand to ensure all sex is safe and to raise awareness for sexually transmitted diseases.

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Olympian Susen Tiedtke, a German former long jumper who competed at two events, lifted the lid on why so much sex happens, back in 2021.

Speaking to BILD, she said: “The athletes are at their physical peak at the Olympics. When the competition is over, they want to release their energy.

"When the competition is over, they want to live out their energy, there is one party after the other, then alcohol comes into play.

"It happens that you have sex and there are enough people who also strive for that."

Tiedtke described the no-sex rule as "a big laughing stock" and stating that "it doesn't work at all".

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She also added that "sometimes you could hardly sleep" because you can hear people getting it on in the other rooms.

In what sounds like something from a lad or girls holiday, roommates would normally leave to allow for one to engage in sexual activity without anyone else present.

Tiedtke, who had a strict father and coach when it came to dating, met ex husband Joe Greene at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and the two married the following year.