Physical education and sport in life of Polonia in Manchuria Cover Image

Wychowanie fizyczne i sport w życiu Polonii mandżurskiej
Physical education and sport in life of Polonia in Manchuria

Author(s): Adam Winiarz
Subject(s): Education, Recent History (1900 till today), Health and medicine and law, Sports Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie

Summary/Abstract: In first half of XX century Poles created tight and strong polish community. The starts of polish community are related with building by Russia the Chineseeastern railroad. This community, wealthy, which had high percentage of person who had highest education, started manifest activity in physical education and sport. In 1917 has been appointed athletically and sport department. In next years, in spite of decrease of polish community because of repatriation, polish sport still spread out in Manchuria. The top of this development has fallen to Thirtieth years. Then functioned hockey, volleyball, football and yachting’s teams. Polish athletes achieved progress and they have been noticed in China and Japan. During World War II (1941–1945) polish sport’s activity was hanged. After war was resurrected and led till repatriation of a polish community from Manchuria in 1949.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 351-361
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish