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Sports as an Instrument of Foreign Policy Pursuit: A Case of Nigeria

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Efebeh V. E.

World Scientific News

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2021

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tom 156

119-129

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Over the years, sports have been used in the global world to integrate people of various cultures and have also been used as a unifying force to connect culturally diverse people. Sports, on the other hand, have also been used to drive the economic interests of state actors, since investments in the sports industry are worth billions of U.S. dollars. The size of the contemporary sports arena makes it a priority for state actors to use the instruments of foreign policy to promote their national interests. This paper therefore explores the sport and how it was used by state actors as a weapon to achieve their foreign policy objectives. The paper relied on a qualitative knowledge gauging process. The paper shows that the sporting arena is also a real space for the interplay of state interests. The paper advises that the condition of Nigeria needs to.

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Sports as a preventive measure of at-risk behavior among urban youth: a presentation of the “Sports 2014 – Multifactorial Environmental Model”

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Kulmatycki L. , Surynt A.

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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2015

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tom 7

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nr 1

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The objective of this paper was to present an original project titled “Sports 2014 – Multifactorial Environmental Model”, designed to reinforce positive behavior and create a sense of community among urban youth. It evolved together with the subsequent phases of an urban health promotion program that began in 1994 in Wrocław, Poland. However, the basis of this model was in creating a health promotion initiative that included elements of the Mandala model of health, an ecological model, and the ‘Your Neighborhood’s Coach’ health promotion and at-risk prevention program, begun in 2003 by the Sports Department of the City of Wrocław and continued to this day. This type of initiative was designed to include measures typical of a prevention program while also promoting an active lifestyle through constructive leisure activities. Its guiding philosophy was the ‘get involved’ rather than ‘dissuade from’ approach, which has found popularity in programs of a similar nature across the world. The presented “Multifactorial Environmental Model” is addressed to active counselors, coaches, psychologists, health promotion figureheads, and policymakers whose goal is to reduce negative and anti-social behavior in today’s youth. It should also find value among the pedagogical community of physical education institutions, as the presented work may serve as a source of experience when deciding on any significant changes in the education of future physical education teachers, coaches, and recreation instructors working with adolescents.

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Insights into Supplements with Tribulus Terrestris used by Athletes

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Pokrywka A. , Obmiński Z. , Malczewska-Lenczowska J. , Fijatek Z. , Turek-Lepa E. , Grucza R.

Journal of Human Kinetics

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2014

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tom 41

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nr 1

99-105

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Herbal and nutritional supplements are more and more popular in the western population. One of them is an extract of an exotic plant, named Tribulus terrestris (TT). TT is a component of several supplements that are available over-the-counter and widely recommended, generally as enhancers of human vitality. TT is touted as a testosterone booster and remedy for impaired erectile function; therefore, it is targeted at physically active men, including male athletes. Based on the scientific literature describing the results of clinical trials, this review attempted to verify information on marketing TT with particular reference to the needs of athletes. It was found that there are few reliable data on the usefulness of TT in competitive sport. In humans, a TT extract used alone without additional components does not improve androgenic status or physical performance among athletes. The results of a few studies have showed that the combination of TT with other pharmacological components increases testosterone levels, but it was not discovered which components of the mixture contributed to that effect. TT contains several organic compounds including alkaloids and steroidal glycosides, of which pharmacological action in humans is not completely explained. One anti-doping study reported an incident with a TT supplement contaminated by a banned steroid. Toxicological studies regarding TT have been carried out on animals only, however, one accidental poisoning of a man was described. The Australian Institute of Sport does not recommend athletes’ usage of TT. So far, the published data concerning TT do not provide strong evidence for either usefulness or safe usage in sport.

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Sport jako element tożsamości etnicznej. Antropologiczna analiza na przykładzie Szkotów

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Prabucki B.

Etnografia Polska

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2012

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tom 56

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nr 1-2

121-142

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The article deals with an important element of culture – sport and its dynamic connections with one of the most relevant issues of contemporary cultural anthropology – various expressions of ethnic, cultural and collective identity. The author tries to indicate the abovementioned academic subject taking into account one, particular nation – Scots and describes different connections between their ethnic identity and various forms of sport.

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Ciało profesjonalnych sportowców w perspektywie aksjologiczno-socjologicznej

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Kośliński M.

Zeszyty Naukowe KUL

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2020

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tom 63

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nr 4

87-105

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The article discusses the issue of professional athletes’ corporeality. The discussion begins with demonstrating that sports constitute a significant field in contemporary culture. Also demonstrated is the role of professional athletes, who evidence this cultural significance. The article explores differences between the corporeality of athletes and representatives of other professions. The reflection focuses on changes in sportspeople’s physicality since Polish People’s Republic until today. The professionalization process of sports-related approaches to the human body is identified. The last part of the article presents the issue of modern technologies in sports and their impact on the body of athletes, with reference to risks related to the technologizing tendencies in the world of sports.

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Celem poniższego artykułu jest refleksja nad cielesnością profesjonalnych sportowców. Artykuł rozpoczyna się od przedstawienia sportu jako znaczącej dziedziny we współczesnej kulturze oraz wynikającej z niej roli zawodowych sportowców. W artykule scharakteryzowano różnice między cielesnością sportowców i przedstawicieli innych zawodów. Podjęta została również refleksja dotycząca przemian w cielesności sportowców od okresu PRL do czasów współczesnych i związanego z tym procesu profesjonalizacji. Ostatnia część artykułu przedstawia problematykę nowoczesnych technologii w sporcie i ich wpływu na ciało sportowców. Odniesiono się również do tematyki zagrożeń związanych z nowoczesnymi technologiami w sporcie.

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Sportowe miscellanea w zbiorach Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Poznaniu

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Świstek-Oborska B.

Biblioteka

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2010

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nr 14(23)

215-245

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The article presents writings related to sports subject matters that are currently held at Poznań University Library. The enormous variety of related material that includes both books and periodicals, as well as library materials from the special collection (iconographic material and social life documents), is identified and discussed. The article investigates various writings: books and periodicals from the collection of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Bibliothek from the years 1898-1918, a collection of pre-war picture post cards and picture post cards depicting sports events and activities that illustrate primarily the activities of Polskie Towarzystwo Gimnastyczne “Sokół” in Poznań (Polish Gymnastic Society “Falcon”) and a collection of sports obituaries, of coaches, referees and sports officials from Poznań and the Wielkopolska region. The contents of the material cover, on the one hand, sports events and the activities of sports organizations in Germany and the Wielkopolska region (from the end of the nineteenth century to the 1930s) and provide a discussion on a number of the most popular sports disciplines such as gymnastics, horse ridding, shooting and cycling on the other. The presented documents were used primarily in promoting physical culture within German and Polish population of the region and now provide invaluable source in the history of sports.

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W artykule przedstawiono piśmiennictwo o tematyce sportowej, znajdujące się w zbiorach Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Poznaniu. Wskazano przede wszystkim na różnorodność tego piśmiennictwa, obejmującego zarówno wydawnictwa zwarte i ciągłe, jak też materiały biblioteczne należące do zbiorów specjalnych (dokumenty ikonograficzne oraz dokumenty życia społecznego). W artykule dokonano przeglądu piśmiennictwa z dziedziny sportu; omówiono kolejno: druki zwarte i czasopisma z księgozbioru Kaiser-Wilhelm-Bibliotek, pochodzące z lat 1898-1918, kolekcję przedwojennych widokówek i pocztówek sportowych, ilustrujących przede wszystkim działalność Towarzystwa Gimnastycznego „Sokół” w Poznaniu, oraz zbiór nekrologów sportowców, trenerów i działaczy sportowych z Poznania i Wielkopolski. Zawartość piśmiennictwa – z jednej strony – dotyczy wydarzeń sportowych i działalności związków sportowych w Niemczech i Wielkopolsce od końca XIX wieku do lat 30. XX wieku. Z drugiej strony – jest omówieniem kilku najbardziej popularnych dyscyplin sportowych, takich jak: gimnastyka, jazda konna, strzelectwo czy sport rowerowy. Zaprezentowane dokumenty służyły przede wszystkim propagowaniu kultury fizycznej w społeczeństwie niemieckim i polskim, a dziś są nieocenionym źródłem do historii sportu.

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„Da richteten sie in Jerusalem ein Gymnasion her, wie es auch die Heiden hatten.“ Das Gymnasion von Jerusalem und der Aufstand der Makkabäer: Sport, Religion und Politik.

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Engels D.

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tom 21

43–71

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The following paper presents an extensive overview over the motivations, circumstances and consequences of the foundation of an Hellenistic gymnasium and the constitution of a civic group of “Antiochenes” within early Seleucid Jerusalem by the philhellenic Jewish elite gathered around the high priest Jason.