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CrossFit across Three Platforms: Using Social Media to Navigate Niche Sport Challenges

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
Volume 81 (2019): Issue 1 (March 2019)
By: Sun J. Kang,  Jason A. Rice,  Marion E. Hambrick and  Chulhwan Choi  
Open Access
|Mar 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2019-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1899-4849 | Journal ISSN: 2081-2221
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Language: English
Page range: 36 - 46
Submitted on: Jan 28, 2019
Accepted on: Feb 28, 2019
Published on: Mar 29, 2019
Published by: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
CrossFit,
relationship marketing,
social media
Related subjects:
Cultural studies,
General cultural studies,
Business and economics,
Business management,
Industries,
Sports,
Sports and recreation,
Physical education,
Sociology of sports

© 2019 Sun J. Kang, Jason A. Rice, Marion E. Hambrick, Chulhwan Choi, published by Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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