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Postponed Olympic Dreams: High-Performance Athletes’ Experience in Coping with Postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2025-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1899-4849 | Journal ISSN: 2081-2221
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 24
Submitted on: Nov 4, 2024
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Accepted on: Mar 17, 2025
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Published on: Apr 8, 2025
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