ONE of the more bizarre sights in Rio has been the trend for sporting circular purple welts, most notably modelled by swimmers but also worn, albeit more discreetly, beneath the singlets of members of the US track and field team.
Cupping, we discovered, was the cause of the marks and opposite, on this week’s pages, we ask whether the ancient therapy really offers any benefits for track and fiathletes.
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