Wednesday 4 July 2012

Why are athletes wearing coloured tape?

Why are athletes wearing coloured tape?
In the Euro 2012 Championship, Italian striker Mario Balotelli was sporting three tramlines of blue sticky tape on his back.
And at Wimbledon, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has had his elbow patched up with the same stuff.
So what's behind this latest sporting fad?
The Japanese makers of Kinesio tape say it gives players an edge by mending injuries.

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