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A groundbreaking analysis of the way Covid-19 brought global sport to its knees, as told by a sports journalist and doctor with over 40 years of sporting experience each.
A Plague on All Our Sports gives a unique insight into the pandemic years of sport, including in-depth looks at:
- All levels of sport, from community and school sport to elite competition
- Significant sporting events occasions during the pandemic, including the Olympics, the Euros, IPL cricket, Ashes cricket and British Lions rugby union tours
- The effects of the pandemic on individual sports, from football to Formula 1
- Sports' response to lockdowns, recovery planning, the obstacles faced and the modifications required to re-emerge
- The future of sport, including the long-term effects of the pandemic on mental health for professional athletes and the early changes of changing sport for the better
This is an unmissable look at what happened when Covid-19 and sport collided from two experts intimately involved with the sporting phoenix’s rise from the ashes.
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About the Author
Bill Ribbans has been a doctor and orthopaedic surgeon for more than 43 years. His passion is sport, and he has spent his career caring for athletes. He has spent his professional life working in Britain and the USA. Mark Saggers has been a radio and TV broadcaster for more than 45 years, interviewing global sporting superstars, prime ministers and presidents. Mark has worked for the BBC, Sky, talkSPORT and TalkTV.
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