Athletes increasingly are using apps like Tinder as they look to have fun and escape the pressures of competition inside the Olympic Village.
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It appears some Olympians are looking for a different kind of match to the one they may face when going for the gold…
Hookups among athletes have always been part of the games but using mobile apps has made these Olympic flings a lot easier.
Anyone using Tinder in Rio de Janeiro right now is in for a treat.
A Tinder spokesperson told the Associated Press on Tuesday, August 9, that user matches on the popular dating app increased 129 percent over the weekend as approximately 10,000 Olympic elites moved into the secluded 31-building compound.
Marcus Nyman, a judoka in the men’s 90-kilogram division from Sweden, said he got 10 matches on Tinder in the first day or so after he arrived in Rio.
Olympic organizers have noticed.
The United States track and field legend said that International Olympic Committee pledges to toughen laws against convicted dopers were “a step in the right direction”.
“I think in most cases athletes would believe that if someone is caught doping, then they’re out for the Olympics, regardless of when the offence actually takes place”.
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“I am certainly unhappy that several of my Russian friends were not able to compete”, said Kendricks, a reservist in the U.S. Army who, like Allen, is projected to win a medal at the Games. Further, an Instagram account called Sportsswipe has been collecting screenshots of the verified Tinder accounts of various Olympic athletes. “We feel overwhelmed by emotion”, said Denis Abliazin after taking his third Olympic medal after silver on the vault and bronze on floor in London. “I am a pretty boy”.
