What happens when you throw a host of young, athletic, ridiculously good looking people in a confined space for three weeks, it appears Tinder and Grindr have the answers?

The world's finest athletes have been preparing for four years for these games, but for many athletes, their swiping index fingers are getting the most serious workout.

It happened at Sochi in 2014, so it makes perfect sense that history was doomed to repeat itself. AP reports that matches in the Olympic Village have skyrocketed by 129 per cent.

“The Olympics is a very sexually charged time,” admits Julie Spira, an online dating expert to AP. “Young athletes and attendees have been using dating apps heavily in prior Olympics, but now the popularity of an app like Tinder continues to grow and grow.”