Sports massage for Olympic athletes is nothing new, but complimentary seated massage for the athletes’ families is.
The Hometown Hopefuls Family Center in Beijing, China, offers athletes’ families meals, Internet access, a big-screen TV to watch their loved ones in action—and massage therapy.
Margo Horton, mother of U.S. high-bar silver medalist Jonathan Horton, said in a Voice of America article, “We just come here and we just relax, outside or inside, watch TV, get massages, the Internet’s free. So it’s been great … We love it.”
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