The Commonwealth Games as an Example of Bringing States Closer Through Sport

• Authors: Michał Marcin Kobierecki
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

Sports diplomacy; politics and sport; Commonwealth Games; Great Britain

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 36-43

Contributors

author

Michał Marcin Kobierecki

• University of Łódź Faculty of International and Political Studies Składowa 43 90-217 Łódź, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/pcssr-2017-0004