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Research Article

Capital game: male athletes’ rationalisation of playing hurt and reproduction of the risk, pain, and injury custom in professional combat sports

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Pages 68-85 | Received 04 Jan 2022, Accepted 31 Jul 2023, Published online: 21 Aug 2023

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