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Inside the Olympic Village dining hall
Olympic Villages feed over 10,000 athletes from dozens of cuisines at once; reports from recent Games show how the world's biggest catering operation works.
Articles by Santiago Rodriguez
Sport News
Heat, sweat and hydration in football
Match-weighing studies show footballers lose real fluid and mass over 90 minutes in heat; the evidence separates what drinking can and cannot fix.
Santiago Rodriguez
Recovery
Compression garments for recovery: what trials show
Meta-analyses find compression garments produce small but consistent reductions in muscle soreness and markers of damage after exercise.
Santiago Rodriguez
Recovery
Ice baths after training: recovery aid or adaptation killer?
Cold water immersion reliably dulls soreness, but trials in resistance-trained men show it can blunt long-term gains in strength and muscle mass.
Santiago Rodriguez
Sport News
WADA 2026 prohibited list: what changed
The 2026 Prohibited List took effect on 1 January 2026 with clarifications to anabolic agents, peptide hormones, hormone modulators and stimulants rather than sweeping new bans.
Santiago Rodriguez