Motor performance and anthropometric characteristics of youth rowers across gender and nationality
By: Zoltán Alföldi, Ferenc Ihász and László Suszter
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Language: English
Page range: 258 - 266
Submitted on: Sep 4, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 21, 2026
Published on: Oct 6, 2026
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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