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Expectations and Evaluation of Volunteers’ Experience at the Paralympic Swimming European Championship

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
Volume 111 (2025): Issue 1 (December 2025)
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|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2025-0028 | Journal eISSN: 1899-4849 | Journal ISSN: 2081-2221
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Language: English
Page range: 36 - 47
Submitted on: Feb 26, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 9, 2025
Published on: May 22, 2025
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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Keywords:
motivation,
sports events,
social legacy,
strategy,
tourism
Related subjects:
Cultural studies,
General cultural studies,
Business and economics,
Business management,
Industries,
Sports,
Sports and recreation,
Physical education,
Sociology of sports

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