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Objective: To describe injuries and illnesses across traditional and new sports among the participating athletes of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games (BA YOG) (6-18 October 2018). Methods: We recorded the daily number of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all ...

Author(s)
Steffen, K.; Soligard, T.; Mountjoy, M.; Dallo, I.; Gessara, A. M.; Giuria, H.; Perez Alamino, L.; Rodriguez, J.; Salmina, N.; Veloz, D.; Budgett, R.; Engebretsen, L.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020, 54, 3, pp 168-175
Abstract

Research question: While national sporting governing bodies are encouraged to implement programmes which seek to enhance their international sporting success, comparative studies on elite sport policies have provided limited empirical evidence in support of the relationship between such...

Author(s)
Valenti, M.; Scelles, N.; Morrow, S.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
European Sport Management Quarterly, 2020, 20, 3, pp 300-320
Abstract

After the Union of European Football Associations introduced the rules of financial discipline, a new stage in the development of the football industry began. In 2017, football clubs for the first time reported a total profit of more than 600 mln Euros, while a few years earlier the total losses of ...

Author(s)
Litvishko, O.; Veynberg, R.; Bodrov, I.
Publisher
University of Pitesti, Arges, Romania
Citation
Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 2019, 19, 4, pp 2390-2396
Abstract

The tangible effects of hosting major sporting events have been thoroughly examined in recent years. The consensus among scholars is that the effects on tourism, inbound foreign investments and gross domestic product (GDP) from hosting, for example, the Olympic Games or the football World Cup are...

Author(s)
Storm, R. K.; Jakobsen, T. G.; Nielsen, C. G.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Regional Studies, 2020, 54, 6, pp 827-837
Abstract

The names of two major Gulf airlines, Qatar Airways and Emirates, have saturated the European football scene for many years, sponsoring some of the most prominent European teams and FIFA itself. These state-backed airlines are also active in motorsports, rugby, cycling, tennis, golf, cricket, and...

Author(s)
Koch, N.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2020, 14, 3, pp 355-376
Abstract

Background: It is a common belief that most sports clubs and organisations are primarily focused on elite sports while placing less emphasis on the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA). However, there is a lack of evidence on this topic in the scientific literature. Therefore,...

Author(s)
Matolić, T.; Jurakić, D.; Podnar, H.; Radman, I.; Pedišić, Ž.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
BMC Public Health, 2023, 23, 750, pp (24 April 2023)
Abstract

This article provides an analysis of the budget structure of amateur sports clubs, and identifies some variables explaining the degree of income diversification of these clubs. The method is applied at a European level, and the econometric analysis concerns more than 1500 amateur sports clubs...

Author(s)
Barget, E.; Chavinier-Réla, S.
Publisher
L'Association Francophone pour la Recherche en Activités Physiques et Sportives (AFRAPS), Montpellier, France
Citation
Staps: Revue Internationale des Sciences du Sport et de l'Éducation Physique, 2017, 38, 116 2017/2, pp 7-25
Abstract

Major sports events (MSE) include the well-known sports mega-events (SME), the summer Olympic Games and the FIFA football World Cup Finals, as well as other, lower order, though major international, sports events such as the Winter Olympics, the UEFA football championships, the Commonwealth Games ...

Author(s)
Horne, J.
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis, London, UK
Citation
Soccer and Society, 2010, 11, 6, pp 854-866
Abstract

Assuming a basic grasp of microeconomic principles, this book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the economics of sport. Topics covered include: club and league objectives in North America and Europe (profit versus utility maximization); the demand for and pricing of tickets...

Author(s)
Sandy, R.; Sloane, P. J.; Rosentraub, M. S.
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke, UK
Citation
The economics of sport: an international perspective, 2004, pp xvi + 347 pp.
Abstract

This article explores the first exhibition tour of professional boxers in Spain in 1911. The scandal produced by their exhibition caused boxing to be banned in Madrid. After being abandoned in Madrid's streets with no money, the boxers were required by the Barcelona sportsmen as great sports...

Author(s)
García-Martí, C.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport in History, 2021, 41, 1, pp 25-49

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