Japan condom-makers fear anticlimax at Olympics

Organisers are still expected to hand out 160,000 at the pandemic-postponed Games. - AFP

TOKYO (AFP): For Japanese condom makers, the Olympics was supposed to be a golden opportunity, with hordes of eager tourists and tens of thousands of their innovative, ultra-thin prophylactics given to athletes.

But a ban on overseas fans, strict virus rules, and regulations preventing the distribution of their premium condoms to competitors have left manufacturers deflated.