2,769円 The inspiring stories of distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir and their determination to build meaningful lives as new American citizens. Professional distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir grew up in rural Kenyan villages. Though their lives began in poverty, both...

9,119円 The first edition of Olympic Cities, published in 2007, provided a pioneering overview of the changing relationship between cities and the modern Olympic Games. This substantially revised and much enlarged fourth edition builds on the success of its predecessors. The first of its three parts prov...

2,395円 In Training for Gold: The Plan that Made Daniel Ståhl an Olympic Champion, Vésteinn Hafsteinsson details the training system he devised and implemented to help Daniel Ståhl win discus gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games. That plan was the result of decades of research and experimentation by Vésteinn,...

370円 Sind Sie es leid, Pickleballspiele zu verlieren? Möchten Sie Ihre Fähigkeiten verbessern und ein besserer Spieler werden? Wenn ja, dann ist "Pickleball: Der Schlüssel zur Dominanz auf dem Spielfeld" genau das Richtige für Sie! Dieses Buch ist das ultimative Hilfsmittel für jeden, der seine Pickle...

310円 In "Automatic Pistol Shooting," Walter Winans delves into the technical and practical aspects of mastering the art of shooting with automatic pistols. Winans employs a meticulous and systematic literary style that blends theoretical insights with practical exercises, making the work both informat...

1,691円 Against the backdrop of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, the 1980 Moscow Olympics was always going to be political. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser wanted Australia's Olympic athletes to boycott the Games, in line with the USA, but many of the athletes had a different view and...

1,287円 ‘Athletes first’ is a slogan the International Olympic Committee often touts, but the reality is very different, as pre-eminent Olympics expert Jules Boykoff shows in this book. While the world’s attention is riveted by the triumphs and tribulations on their screens, there is much that goes on be...

1,056円 Sequins, Scandals and Salchows: Figure Skating in the 1980s is an extraordinary history of a decade when figure skating was the talk of the town and its stars were household names. This one-of-a-kind book expands far beyond iconic moments like Torvill and Dean's Bolero and The Battle of The Brian...

579円 Title: Eileen Gu: A Trailblazing Journey to Olympic Gold and Beyond In Eileen Gu: A Trailblazing Journey to Olympic Gold and Beyond, is a remarkable story of Eileen Gu, a young athlete who defied expectations and soared to unprecedented heights in the world of winter sports. From her early days o...

2,647円 Sport dominates television and the mass media. Politics and business are a-bustle with sports metaphors. Endorsements by athletes sell us products. "Home run," "slam dunk," and the rest of the vocabulary of sport color daily conversation. Even in times of crisis and emergency, the media reports t...

1,326円 Explore the amazing life of legendary basketball player Brittney Griner, whose accomplishments go beyond the game. This book provides an engrossing narrative of Griner's ascent to prominence and the difficulties she encountered, from her stunning performances on the court to her terrifying ordeal...

2,320円 "The tale of a journey of self-awareness, self-belief and the important relationships between coaches and a band of elite swimmers." ー The London Times In California, a team of talented young men begin pursuing the most elusive dream in sports, the Olympic Games. The pressure steadily increases ...