Has Sweden officially declared sex as sport? Here's all you need to know
The European Sex Championship will span over a period of six weeks and the participants will engage in sexual activities from 45 minutes to 1 hour daily.
PremiumEarlier this week, news of a Swedish sex competition had taken the internet by storm. Reports suggested that the newly declared ‘sport’ would see extensive sessions that could go up to six hours daily and involve audience votes and competitive sexual exchanges. But as the story gained momentum, factcheckers stepped in to clarify. While there is a slight kernel of truth to the claim - the proposal for a sex competition had been rejected in April this year.
The Swedish Federation of Sex had reportedly applied to become a member of the National Sports Confederation, with its chief Dragan Bractic batting for the now infamous competition. Earlier reports claimed that the European Sex Championship was going to start on 8 June and span over a period of six weeks. Participants would engage in sexual activities from 45 minutes to 1 hour daily, depending upon the duration of their matches.
The report claims that the audience will also influence the decision of the sex competitions and will notice several aspects of the sexual activity. The final decision on the winners will be arrived at after considering the factors like the chemistry between the couple, knowledge about sex, endurance level, etc.
The now debunked report also laid special emphasis on the partitipants' knowledge of ‘Kamasutra’ - the Sanskrit scripture on sex and eroticism. Reportedly it would have played a role in the decision making, with participants get points on the basis of their knowledge regarding the knowledge of ‘Kamasutra.’
Social media has since been filled with diverse reactions from users with people supporting the move to remove the inhibitions related to sex while others expressed skepticism.
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