The illustrated encyclopedia of sports.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Aurum Press, c2000.Description: xi, 372 pages : color illustration ; 28 cmISBN:

1854107925

Subject(s):

SPORTS

LOC classification:

GV 567 .I45 2001 c.1

Contents:

1. Track and Field.--2. Cycling.--3. Gymnastic.--4. Strength Sports.--5. Aquatic Spors.--6. Nautical Sports.--7. Equestrian Sports.--8. Precision and Accuracy Sports.--9. Multidisciplinary Sports.--10. Ice Sports.--11. Snow Sports.--12. Mountain Sports.--13. Ball Sports.--14. Ball Sports.--15. Racket Sports.--16. Combat Sports.--17. Sports on Wheels.--18. Motor Sports.--19. Sports of Aestheticism.

Summary: "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Sport is a comprehensive guide to every branch of sport played throughout the world." "The book is divided into nineteen main sections, each covering a major group of sports such as Track and Field, Cycling, Snow Sports or Motor Sports, and each category is then broken down into individual events or sports. So Aquatic Sports, for example, covers Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo, Apnea Free Diving and Diving, while Racket Sports covers Tennis, Racquetball, Table Tennis, Badminton and Squash. In all, over 120 sports and disciplines are covered, plus many variants - the entry for Sailing, for instance, covers all categories of competition, from Olympic dinghy racing to ocean racing."

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	NU BALIWAG	NU BALIWAG	Reference	Reference	REF GV 567 .I45 2001 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NUBUL000004274

Includes index.

"The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Sport is a comprehensive guide to every branch of sport played throughout the world." "The book is divided into nineteen main sections, each covering a major group of sports such as Track and Field, Cycling, Snow Sports or Motor Sports, and each category is then broken down into individual events or sports. So Aquatic Sports, for example, covers Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo, Apnea Free Diving and Diving, while Racket Sports covers Tennis, Racquetball, Table Tennis, Badminton and Squash. In all, over 120 sports and disciplines are covered, plus many variants - the entry for Sailing, for instance, covers all categories of competition, from Olympic dinghy racing to ocean racing."

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