adminGOTHENBURG. – A headline on the website for The Times of India, one of India’s most popular and reputable newspapers, reads that “Sweden Will Soon Host the European Sex Championships.”
According to the report, Sweden has officially recognised sex as a sport and, to determine who’s best at it, would host a tournament in which contestants would engage in daily encounters lasting up to six hours.
The competition was apparently scheduled to begin June 8 in the city of Gothenburg.
Some Pakistan websites also covered the story.
A Greek portal even mentioned the participation of Greek contestants in the tournament.
The South African media house IOL and a Nigerian website also reported the story.
And, so did H-Metro in Zimbabwe.
However, it has emerged the story was not true.
“All this information is false,” Anna Setzman, spokesperson for the Swedish Sports Confederation said in a written statement.
“Right now, false information is being spread in some international media about Sweden and Swedish sports.
“These are vigorously denied.”
So, how did it start?
Göteborgs-Posten, one of the major Swedish-language dailies, reported that a Swedish man named Dragan Bratic was behind the whole drama. According to the newspaper, Bratic owns several strip clubs and wanted sex to be classified as a sport.
He submitted an application to become a member of the confederation in January of this year.
The Swedish Sports Confederation confirmed to DW that there was an individual who claimed there was a sex federation and applied for membership, but the application was rejected in May. – DW
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter