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Journal

2018 | 28 | 2 | 41-48

Article title

Triathlon as a form of sports consumption: Motives for participation

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Abstracts

EN
This article presents triathlon as a modern form of sports consumption. The theoretical part underlines the importance of triathlon events for the development of tourism and the promotion of health and physical activity, whereas the empirical part presents the results of research carried out at the Środa Wielkopolska Triathlon 2018 event. The socio-demographic profile of the participants of the event (N=109) and their motives for participation were determined. The information contained may be of value for those involved in the development of sport and tourism in smaller towns in Poland.

Journal

Year

Volume

28

Issue

2

Pages

41-48

Physical description

Dates

published
2018-12-30

Contributors

  • Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko, Maciej Młodzik - Department of Humanistic Foundations of Tourism and Recreation, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Poznan University of Physical Education
  • Department of Sport Theory and Practice, Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin
author
  • Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice

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Document Type

Publication order reference

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YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_2478_tour-2018-0013
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