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The Sports Development Potential of Sports Event Volunteering: Insights from the XVII Manchester Commonwealth Games

Paul M. Downward School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rita Ralston Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Pages 333-351 | Published online: 29 Jan 2007

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