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Branding the Games: Commercialism and the Olympic City [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This chapter examines the role of branding and sponsorship in the Olympic games - with particular reference to the urban. The chapter identifies tensions between Olympic values, branding activities and a projected legacy.
MacRury, Iain
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Association of arthritis and total joint arthroplasty with self‐reported function in former professional American‐style football players

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Participation in American‐style football (ASF) results in trauma‐related concerns including joint injuries. Limited work has described arthritis and knee and hip total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in this population. The association of these conditions to pain interference and physical and mental function has not been well described ...
Michelle M. Bruneau   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Xina i el moviment olímpic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
La connexió entre la Xina i el Moviment Olímpic es remunta a principis del segle XX. No obstant això, la participació de la Xina en el període inicial va ser marginal i controvertida a causa de les condicions socials internes i al context polític ...
Ren, Hai
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Rehabilitation and return to activity after platelet‐rich plasma injections in chronic tendinopathies: Consensus from international experts

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The effectiveness of platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) injections in chronic tendinopathies remains debated. Although the product's characteristics play a role, the impact of postinjection recommendations remains poorly investigated. Objective To establish principles and guidelines for post‐PRP injection rehabilitation and return to ...
Vincent Gremeaux   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of concussion in intercollegiate wheelchair basketball athletes

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Concussion surveillance in adaptive sports is essential for improving athlete safety and informing prevention strategies, yet existing data remain limited. To our knowledge, this is the first longitudinal investigation of concussion incidence in athletes with disability across multiple seasons.
Alexander Kowalske   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Olympic education as a method of humanistic elevation of students

open access: yesPedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2014
Purpose: to humanize the educational process through the introduction of older students of Olympic education. Material: the study involved 287 students of 10-11 class.
I. S. Shcherbashyn
doaj   +1 more source

Sport as a Tool of Building Political Alliances: The Case of the Games of New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The article investigates the issue of sports diplomacy pursued in order to build political alliance. The research is a case study concerning an attempt to bring the non-aligned countries closer through Games of New Emerging Forces (GANEFO).
Kobierecki, Michał Marcin
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May the blessed Man win: a critique of the categorical preference for natural talent over doping as proper origins of athletic ability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Doping scandals can reveal unresolved tensions between the meritocratic values of equal opportunity + reward for effort and the "talentocratic" love of hereditary privilege. Whence this special reverence for talent? We analyze the following arguments: (1)
Bonte, Pieter   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Sustainability: The Forgotten Arena of eSports Research—A Systematic Literature Review From an ESG Perspective

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the growth of eSports, the sector faces critical challenges related to its sustainability. This research analyzes these issues from an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) perspective. This paper consists of a systematic literature review on eSports and its implications for sustainability.
M. Ertz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern Olympic sport: economic mechanism of self-development [PDF]

open access: yesPedagogìka, Psihologìâ ta Mediko-bìologìčnì Problemi Fìzičnogo Vihovannâ ì Sportu, 2011
The paper presents characteristics of the Olympic movement as a real self-sufficient socio-economic phenomenon, with its inherent internal mechanism of self-development.
Bubka S.N.
doaj  

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