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The summer of 1996. In nineteen days, six million visitors jostled about in a southern city grappling with white flight, urban decay and the stifling legacy of Jim Crow. Six years earlier, a bold, a……続きを見る

With an extra year of pent-up Olympics fever behind us, and the Tokyo Games reaching final preparation stages, it's time to wake up our Citius, Altius, Fortius brains! This book features tales and t……続きを見る

¿Qué es en realidad lo que hoy llamamos “deporte”? A pesar de ser ubicuo, es un fenómeno poco comprendido y, siempre por encima de cualquier sospecha, logra gozar de una opinión pública favorable o,……続きを見る

What really is what we now call “sport”? Although ubiquitous, it remains a little-understood phenomenon, and - always above reproach - can enjoy a favorable or otherwise indulgent public opinion. Ho……続きを見る

This book provides the first detailed history of one of the most powerful international sport organisations, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since 2019 known as World ……続きを見る

Over It is a high-octane dose of encouragement, storytelling, and hard-won advice from Lolo Jones, three-time Olympian and world champion hurdler and bobsledder. Lolo is perhaps better known today n……続きを見る

"Amatører fra et lille land Vi har hørt det for tit, det sludder om, at vi ikke skal spise kirsebær med de store. Selvfølgelig skal vi det. Vi er amatører, men vi er ikke så ringe endda. I fjor var ……続きを見る

De olympiske lege, verdens største sportsbegivenhed, har gennem tiden budt på sensationer og højdepunkter, når sportsudøverne får opfyldt deres drømme om at nå til tops og vinde guld. Også for Danma……続きを見る

I anledning af Dansk Boldspil-Unions 100 års jubilæum i 1989 udgav den legendariske fodboldspiller Knud Lundberg fire bind om dansk fodbold gennem historien. Bøgerne fortæller om den enorme udviklin……続きを見る

I anledning af Dansk Boldspil-Unions 100 års jubilæum i 1989 udgav den legendariske fodboldspiller Knud Lundberg fire bind om dansk fodbold gennem historien. Bøgerne fortæller om den enorme udviklin……続きを見る

The Olympic gold medalist offers a poignant, loving account of her life with her long-time partner and beloved husband, Sergei Grinkov, from their first introduction and successive world pairs skati……続きを見る

In 432 BCE they think Themistokles is dead. Suzanne is drawn through thousands of years to help him live. Will his destiny be death or glory at Olympia? Will she regain control of her life in the pr……続きを見る

Il ciclismo può essere dal divertimento allo stile di vita, ci sono diversi modi di vederlo e in questo libro ti aiutiamo a iniziare in questo mondo del ciclismo fornendo argomenti di interesse dai ……続きを見る

Imagine George Plimpton. Except with real athletic ability. And he's a woman. And she's taken on a challenge that makes Paper Lion look like a brisk game of Go Fish. Meet Kathryn Bertine, elite tria……続きを見る

Radfahren kann vom Spaß bis zum Lifestyle sein, es gibt verschiedene Sichtweisen und in diesem Buch helfen wir Ihnen beim Einstieg in diese Welt des Radfahrens, indem wir interessante Themen von Fah……続きを見る

Fietsen kan van plezier tot lifestyle zijn, er zijn verschillende manieren om ernaar te kijken en in dit boek helpen we je om aan de slag te gaan in deze wereld van fietsen door interessante onderwe……続きを見る

Think like Britain's greatest living Olympian: Ten steps to push your limits and achieve the impossible from the one of the world's greatest swimmers 'The most dominant sportsperson in Great Britain……続きを見る

Información básica La posición central generalmente la ocupan los jugadores más grandes o los jugadores que pueden saltar más alto y rebotar mejor. Esto suele ser donde se determina la posesión de l……続きを見る

This book consolidates Carl Miller's extensive knowledge gained while pursuing his life's work in Olympic-style weightlifting. There are scientific principles behind Olympic-style weightlifting, and……続きを見る

Todos los deportistas sueñan con la gloria olímpica. Todos se han imaginado, en algún momento de sus vidas, subiendo al podio para recibir una medalla como premio a su esfuerzo y su trayectoria; y, ……続きを見る

Está muy buena la idea de Pelota de Papel. Cuentos escritos por los propios atletas argentinos contando sus experiencias, sus historias y anécdotas. Sus puntos de vista. Habitualmente escuchamos o c……続きを見る

Con una tradición que retrocede hasta la Antigüedad, los Juegos Olímpicos modernos son, desde 1896, el mayor acontecimiento deportivo mundial, el encuentro de los mejores deportistas de todos los co……続きを見る

TOT O RES. EL SACRIFICI DE TOTA UNA VIDA ES POSA A PROVA EN TRES MINUTS, QUARANTA SEGONS. Tres minuts, quaranta segons. Aquest és el temps que va durar l'exercici amb que Ona Carbonell i Andrea Fuen……続きを見る

High performance in sport can feel like a complex puzzle that requires years of experimentation with no guarantee of a successful outcome. The options are overwhelming with so much advice available ……続きを見る

Tres minutos, cuarenta segundos. Ése es el tiempo que duró el ejercicio con el que Ona Carbonell y Andrea Fuentes ganaron la medalla de plata de natación sincronizada en los Juegos Olímpicos de Lond……続きを見る

Are you an athlete transitioning from a career in sport and silently struggling along the way? Or perhaps you didn’t realize how you would feel when your athletic career ended and how difficult tran……続きを見る

Now in paperback, this first global history of sports offers all spectators and participants a reason to cheerーand to think. Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sports……続きを見る

Growing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way. When she discovered fencing, a sport traditionally reserved for the wealthy, ……続きを見る

Simone Arianne Biles is an American Artistic Gymnast who is as of now America's most brightened gymnastic specialist with a sum of 30 decorations in the World Championships and the Olympics. Known f……続きを見る

Hannah Dines and Jess Leyden are two perfectly normal, brilliant women. One, a world record-holding athlete and a Paralympian on the trike. The other, a multiple age-group world champion and one of ……続きを見る