More than medals : : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan / / Dennis J. Frost.
How does a small provincial city in southern Japan become the site of a world-famous wheelchair marathon that has been attracting the best international athletes since 1981? This book answers the question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events - the 1964 Paralympics, th...
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| Superior document: | Cornell scholarship online |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca : : Cornell University Press,, 2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cornell scholarship online.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Notes: | Previously issued in print: 2020. |
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| Summary: | How does a small provincial city in southern Japan become the site of a world-famous wheelchair marathon that has been attracting the best international athletes since 1981? This book answers the question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events - the 1964 Paralympics, the FESPIC Games, the Ōita International Wheelchair Marathon, the Nagano Winter Paralympics, and the 2021 Tokyo Summer Games that played important roles in the development of disability sports in Japan. |
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| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1501772430 1501753088 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Dennis J. Frost. |