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  • Sport and Development in Emerging Nations

    Edited by Cem Tinaz, Brendon Knott ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy
    For the first time, this book examines the strategies of leaders of emerging nations to use sport as a tool for reaching social, economic, cultural, political, technological or environmental goals and gaining international prestige. It assesses whether sport can really be an effective tool in international development.The book explores the unique challenges, issues and opportunities offered by ... Read more

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  • Japan Through the Lens of the Tokyo Olympics Open Access

    Series series Routledge Focus on Asia
    This book situates the 2020 Tokyo Olympics within the social, economic, and political challenges facing contemporary Japan.Using the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a lens into the city and the country as a whole, the stellar line up of contributors offer hidden insights and new perspectives on the Games. These include city planning, cultural politics, financial issues, language use, security, education, ... Read more

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  • More Than Medals

    A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan

    How does a small provincial city in southern Japan become the site of a world-famous wheelchair marathon that has been attracting the best international athletes since 1981?In More Than Medals, Dennis J. Frost answers this question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events—the 1964 Paralympics, the FESPIC Games, the Ōita International Wheelchair Marathon, the Nagano ... Read more

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  • Periodization Training For Men In Sports

    by James Stark ...
    Looking to train like an athlete? Jumping into a training plan? Look no further, as this book is written to guide you about the different stages of periodization, the objectives of training and the expected results.The whole process of periodization is explained in an easy to understand manner to be used by trainers, coaches, teachers or the athletes themselves. The book goes in-depth to make you ... Read more

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  • The Simple Guide To London Olympic Venues

    by Chris Scott ...
    This ebook is designed to help you get the most out of your visit to the London Olympics. Everything you need to get to your Olympic is all here in one book. The layout is designed so that you see the venue and the general area of London it is in. A short description is followed by the best way to get to your venue, National Rail, London Underground or Dockland Light Railway (DLR). Links to other ... Read more

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  • Together for a Greener Olympic

    by Wecandoit ...
    "강원 2024와 함께하는 올림픽 무브먼트 공모전"에서 ISF 국제스포츠전략위원회 청년리더단 위캔두잇이 진행한 지속가능한 스포츠 무브먼트 "TOGO 프로젝트"의 모든 과정을 녹여낸 그림책입니다.전자그림책은 청소년과 시민이 주도하는 그린올림픽, 환경을 생각하는 올림픽의 가치를 담은 그림책입니다. 이 사업 보고형 그림책은 플라스틱 업사이클링의 무한한 가능성 실감하기, 스포츠 경기 관람 후 쓰레기 분리배출하기, 스포츠 활동에 사용되는 용품들을 친환경 물품들로 하나씩 바꿔나가기 등 청소년과 시민들이 직접 실천할 수 있는 지속가능한 스포츠 생활을 소개하고 있습니다. 환경과 스포츠를 동시에 챙기고 보호하는 생활 습관을 습득할 수 있도록 이끕니다.또한 부록을 통해 실제 Together for a Greener ... Read more

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  • Snowboarding Is For Everyone

    Snowboarding Is For Everyone aims to educate and explain how accessible and enjoyable snowboarding really is to all.Uncover essential tips and practical guidance on:Choosing the correct snowboarding gearRider safetyAnatomy of a snowboardKids snowboardsWomen and snowboardingPhysical fitness and exercise for men, women and childrenStep by step lessons for beginnersGaining confidence on the ... Read more

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  • Action Sports and the Olympic Games

    Past, Present, Future

    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Sport
    Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first action sports to those featuring for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic Games and beyond.In an effort to remain relevant to younger audiences, four new action sports, surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, and BMX ... Read more

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  • Ideal Places to Train in Kenya

    Why athletes choose Kenya as their training destination

    by JUSTIN LAGAT ...
    From Iten, to Eldoret, to Nyahururu, to Kapsabet, to Kaptagat, to Ngong, and to many other places, it is always hard for an athlete to know which place exactly meets their needs as an ideal place for them to train. This booklet, in a brief but insightful way, helps one know what to expect in the different training destinations in Kenya, the pros and cons of living in a hotel versus renting a house ... Read more

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  • Shadows of a Dynasty: Claressa Shields’ Olympic Boxing Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight

    Outside the Rio Spotlight, #7

    by Maria Kaj ...
    Series Book 7 - Outside the Rio Spotlight
    Coming out of Flint, Michigan might mean bleak prospects for some, but boxer Claressa Shields planned to bring glory to her hometown from the time she was a little girl. After winning a gold medal at the London Olympics, she intended to win a second in Rio, even though no American boxer had ever done so. In a sport where the U.S. glory has, for the moment, passed its prime, Shields brought bravado ... Read more

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  • The Games by The Times: Great Britain’s Finest Sporting Hour

    by The Times ...
    A glorious, fully illustrated celebration of the London 2012 Olympic Games, with expert analysis and comment from The Times’ cast of sporting experts and brought to life with sumptuous, award-winning photographsThe London 2012 Olympic Games are one of the great success stories not just in British sport but beyond that. An unprecedented number of golds won by Team GB, countless magical moments that ... Read more

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  • The Most Dominant Team You’ve Never Heard Of: The U.S. Women’s Rowing Eight Olympic Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight

    Outside the Rio Spotlight, #12

    by Maria Kaj ...
    Series Book 12 - Outside the Rio Spotlight
    Winning every race from one Olympics to the next is incredibly difficult. Spanning three Olympics is virtually impossible. Yet, the American women's rowing eight, after just being edged out in Athens in 2004, did the impossible. They went undefeated for eleven years, which means they came into the 2016 Olympics with a huge target on their back. Other countries were breathing down their neck, from ... Read more

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  • Hike the Course: A Journey of Family, Passion and Olympic Success for Inspiring and Transforming Athletes of All Ages

    "The secret to success is doing the best that you can do. Forget about whether you might win or lose. By working hard and practicing the skills that you need to perform, the results will take care of themselves. Being successful is about doing your best."—Barbara Ann CochranBarbara Cochran was a member of the US Ski Team for most of her life. She took the gold in 1978, and has dedicated her life ... Read more

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  • Generation BMX: Connor Fields’ Olympic BMX Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight

    Outside the Rio Spotlight, #10

    by Maria Kaj ...
    Series Book 10 - Outside the Rio Spotlight
    The X Games are already 22 years old, so BMX—a contest where riders routinely crash into each other and still crawl past the finish line—already has a notable Olympic history. 23-year-old Connor Fields had even learned a painful lesson from London 2012, about winning the heats but losing the finals, when he came into Rio 2016 looking for redemption. Still healing from a broken hand and facing a ... Read more

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  • 9 Athletes to Watch in the 2018 Winter Olympics

    by Kit Ramgopal ...
    The 2018 Winter Olympics will be the stage for many compelling stories. Athletes like Ashley Wagner and Sven Kramer are windows into hidden social phenomena, from figure skating's eating disorders to the Dutch obsession with speed skating. Controversies like the Russian doping scandal, the NHL player ban, and the question of whether North Korea will compete or disrupt are creating human drama that ... Read more

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  • Entre deux batailles

    ( Edition intégrale )

    Series series Oeuvres de Pierre de Coubertin
    De l’Olympisme à l’Université ouvrièreMes amis semblent surpris qu’ayant eu la chance de gagner la bataille olympique bien plus complètement qu’ils ne l’avaient en général auguré, je ne me contente pas de travailler désormais à en consolider sur place les résultats et que je sois pressé d’entamer une autre bataille sur un terrain douteux, avec des troupes mal dénombrées, à la clarté inquiétante d ... Read more

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  • The Olympics Beat: A Spectator's Memoir of Beijing

    by Shannon Young ...
    The drama, the variety, the spectacle - Shannon can't get enough of it. She is an American student who has always been fascinated by the Olympic Games; her father has a lifelong love affair with China. They team up for the Beijing games and the adventure of a lifetime. Without the filter of a small screen, Shannon and her father are hypnotized by the passion of a great nation unveiling itself to ... Read more

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  • In My Dreams I Dance

    They said it couldn't be done. But Anne Wafula achieved many remarkable things in her life. This is her incredible story.Struck down with polio at the age of two and a half, Anne overcame the prejudice rife in her native village in Kenya, where neighbours believed she was cursed and called her a snake because of her disability, which left her paralysed below the waist.Losing her mother at a tender ... Read more

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  • Chris Hoy: The Autobiography

    by Sir Chris Hoy ...
    Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy’s incredible, record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country’s greatest ever Olympian), this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words.This 33-year-old cycling fanatic from Murrayfield in the suburbs of Edinburgh defied the doubters who thought he would struggle when his specialist discipline, the 1km time trial, was dropped from the ... Read more

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  • Eight Minutes, Four Seconds: Kayla Harrison’s Olympic Judo Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight

    Outside the Rio Spotlight, #1

    by Maria Kaj ...
    Series Book 1 - Outside the Rio Spotlight
    This gripping narrative of America’s greatest Olympic judo medalist, Kayla Harrison, covers the stiff lineup of international superstars she faced in Rio 2016 on her way to becoming the only U.S. combatant ever to win two gold medals. In the style of 16 Days of Glory, this blow-by-blow account of the matches highlights one of the lesser-known competitors whose triumph was still as awe-inspiring as ... Read more

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  • Sex and the Olympics: Condomania

    by Buckley, James ...
    Sex & the Olympics: Condomania explores the importance of the condom and uncovers its controversial journey en route to becoming an Olympic tradition. It looks at just how many condoms are distributed and reveals which Games suffered a critical shortage in rubber contraceptives. It examines opposition to the provision of condoms at the Olympics and delves into the vital role each condom plays in ... Read more

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  • What Do You Know About the London 2012 Olympic Games?

    by T.K. Parker ...
    Series series What Do You Know About...?
    - How far did each torchbearer carry the Olympic Flame? (Sample from The Fourth Challenge, Question  #23) - Which British runner had to withdraw from the London 2012 Marathon due to an injury?   (Sample from The Second Challenge, Sample from Question #23) - How long did the Big Ben ring on the first day of the Olympics? (Sample from the First Challenge, Question #4)   What do you know ... Read more

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  • The Ginger Phenom: Kyle Snyder's Olympic Wrestling Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight

    Outside the Rio Spotlight, #2

    by Maria Kaj ...
    Series Book 2 - Outside the Rio Spotlight
    The youngest wrestler ever to win a gold medal, Kyle Snyder is not a household name, despite his performance in Rio. He should be. Snyder’s ability to thrash competitors nearly twice his age was a sight to behold. This account of his journey to the gold, told in the style of 16 Days of Glory, details his complete 2016 Olympic tournament as well as the barriers he faces in a sport as old as the ... Read more

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  • Maravilhosas

    Le storie più belle di Rio 2016

    by Luca Pelosi ...
    Le olimpiadi di Rio 2016 sono appena terminate e abbiamo ancora negli occhi le meravigliose immagini di chi vince, sale sul podio, batte primati mondiali. Ma c'è anche chi rimane ai piedi di quel podio, e chi viene amaramente sconfitto. Non sempre, però, arrivare ultimi è una sconfitta. Piccoli racconti olimpici che fanno rivivere alcuni momenti indelebili. ... Read more

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