IN FIELD MEDAL RUSH, IN VILLAGE CONDOM RUSH

PLAY..PLAY..PLAY..NO MEDALS
When it comes to athletes, performance matters the most. Apart from the adrenaline rush at the stadiums, players and officials at the Commonwealth Games village are experiencing highs in the bedroom too.
According to the data provided by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), 2,000 packets of condoms consisting of two units each were put in the vending machine installed inside the Games Village on October 1.
Now, the authorities at the Village have asked for more and the NACO would refill the machine with 2,000 more packets on Monday.
"We have been asked to supply around 2000 more condom packs in the Village by Monday," confirmed Gaurav Jain, team leader, technical support group for condoms, NACO.
The condoms will be provided in a case containing 960 packs, each containing two units. "We feel that it is a very healthy and mature trend emerging out of the mega sporting event," Jain said.
"We have been trying to raise awareness about the importance of the condoms since last many years. We could not have asked for a better publicity for the practice of safe sex," he said.
Apart from the Games Village, condom vending machines were installed at Karol Bagh, Mayur Vihar, Paharganj, Connaught Place and bus stand and Railway Stations.
"The vending machine installed in Paharganj has been refilled four times since October 1. Other machines at bus stands and Railway Stations have been refilled twice," said another NACO official.

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