来源：中国日报 转载编辑：段敬裕
还记得神秘的“东方力量”吗？它们又出现了……
5年前，美国游泳名将菲尔普斯一身“火罐印”，在里约奥运会上吸睛无数。如今，这个古老的康体疗法又出现在了今年的东京奥运会上。
Cupping, an ancient health remedy aimed at treating pain, has made a return to the Olympics five years after rising to prominence during the Rio games.
Sports fans watching back home will have noticed Chalmers' upper body covered in large dark circles as the dual Olympian dived into his Tokyo campaign this week.
Eagle-eyed viewers will have also spotted the distinctive markings on other Olympians, including Japanese relay swimmer Akira Namba.
The form of acupuncture is based on the idea that suction from the cups draws the skin up and increases blood circulation, relieve muscle tension and prompts cell repair.
Proponents also claim the suction helps facilitate the flow of "qi" in the body. Qi is a Chinese word meaning life force. A famous Taoist alchemist and herbalist, Ge Hong, reportedly first practised cupping.
