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Are fluctuations in physical performance affected by contextual factors in women’s handball matches? An analysis using five-minute fixed phases

Carlos García-Sánchez
1
,
Rafael Manuel Navarro
2
,
Raúl Nieto-Acevedo
1
,
Alfonso de la Rubia
1

  1. Deporte y Entrenamiento Research Group, Departamento de Deportes, Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Martín Fierro 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
  2. Faculty of Sports Sciences, European University of Madrid; 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):113–121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139086
Online publish date: 2024/06/04
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