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Running from responsibility: athletic governing bodies, corporate sponsors, and the failure to support pregnant and postpartum elite female distance runners

Francine E. DarrochCarleton University, Health Sciences, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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Audrey R. GilesSchool of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;
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Heather HillsburgLakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada;
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Roisin McGettigan-DumasBelieve I Am, Providence, RI, USA
Pages 2141-2160 | Published online: 07 Feb 2019

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Talston Scott, Sydney V. M. Smith, Francine E. Darroch & Audrey R. Giles. (2022) Selling vs. Supporting Motherhood: How Corporate Sponsors Frame the Parenting Experiences of Elite and Olympic Athletes. Communication & Sport 11:6, pages 1181-1202.
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