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More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan by Dennis J. Frost is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><b>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?</b></p><p>In <i>More Than Medals</i>, Dennis J. Frost answers this 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
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Dennis J. Frost
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781501753091
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Sports, Olympics & Paralympics
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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