Berkshire encyclopedia of world sport / Encyclopedia of world sport editors, Gertrud Pfister, David Levinson. - 3rd edition - 3 volumes (xxxviii, 1460 pages) : ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of entries -- Readers guide -- Table of Winter (2014) and Summer (2016) Olympic events -- Descriptions of unfamiliar sports -- Introduction -- Volume 1: "Academies and camps" through "Extreme sports in the olympics" -- Volume 2: "Facility management" through "Professionalism vs. amateurism" -- Volume 3: "Race walking and pedestrianism" through "Youth sports" -- Appendix A: List of contributors -- Appendix B: Famous sporting events and venues -- Appendix C: Governing bodies and associations by sport.

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