500 players, ages 40 to 70: The Italian teams keeping basketball going past retirement

According to Euronews, five hundred basketball players — ranging in age from forty to seventy years old — are preparing to compete in the FIBA Masters Open in Corinth this July. The Italian teams, known as the Golden Players, are keeping the sport alive well past what most would consider a traditional retirement age. And there's an unexpected bonus: scientists are quietly studying these athletes to understand how sports participation shapes the aging process. It's a remarkable reminder that athleticism and competition don't have an expiration date.

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