Dating app at olympics

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Athletes increasingly are using apps like Tinder as they look to have fun and escape the pressures of competition inside the Olympic Village. A the London Olympics in 2012, the popular gay dating app Grindr crashed almost immediately after athletes started arriving at the Olympic Village, according to The Daily Mail. Mobile dating surged during the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi after Olympic organizers loosened strict social media guidelines that had been in place in London. In the mountain dating app at olympics it's all athletes. There are some cuties on there. Tinder, which allows users to swipe right on a profile picture to approve and left to reject, is among the most widely used in the growing market that includes Grindr, Hinge and others. Tinder spokeswoman Rosette Pambakian said usage has skyrocketed in Rio de Janeiro. Matches in the Olympic Village increased by 129 percent over the weekend, and the company expects that trend to continue, she said. 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. These Summer Games may be a perfect environment for hook ups. About 10,000 athletes are living in a 31-building compound far away from Rio's iconic beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema. The village is secluded among the misty lush mountains of Rio's west borough with only a few shopping centers and high-rise towers are nearby. Some 450,000 condoms have been allocated for athletes, more than three times as many as in London. Countries' committees do not seem too concerned with athletes sparking romance off stage. On Tinder, there are plenty of athlete profiles to choose from. Many updated their status to reflect they are in Rio with a photo of them shirtless or in a bikini next to the pool or a beach. Has he found anyone?.

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