Defining advantage and athletic performance: The case of Oscar Pistorius

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-131

  Jones, Carwyn ^a   Wilson, Cassie ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advantage; Athletic performance; Equality; Fairness

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651033671     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390802635483     Document Type: Article

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