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Department of Sport Games Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Charles University Prague Prague Czech Republic

Institute of Sport Sciences The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice Katowice Poland; and

School of Physical Education and Sport Science National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece

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