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An anthology edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg andCharles G. Waugh.From interstellar matches that could decide the fate of planets, to a time when top athletes are built not born, to a future where only the best or the luckiest survive an afternoon spin on the freeway—here is your ticket to a universe where the events, the rules, and the contestants are always changing, so that one microsecond’s loser can become the next millennium’s champion.Includes the- Competition! (1984) essay by Isaac Asimov- Run to Starlight (1974) novelette by George R. R. Martin- The Mickey Mouse Olympics (1979) short story by Tom Sullivan- Dream Fighter (1977) short story by Bob Shaw- The Kokod Warriors [Magnus Ridolph] (1952) novelette by Jack Vance- Getting Through University [Dr. Dillingham] (1968) novelette by Piers Anthony- For the Sake of Grace [Coyote Jones] (1969) novelette by Suzette Haden Elgin- The National Pastime (1973) novelette by Norman Spinrad- A Day for Dying (1969) short story by Charles Nuetzel- The People Trap (1968) short story by Robert Sheckley- Why Johnny Can't Speed (1971) short story by Alan Dean Foster- Nothing in the Rules (1939) novelette by L. Sprague de Camp- The Olympians (1982) short story by Mike Resnick- The Wind from the Sun (1964) novelette by Arthur C. Clarke- Prose Bowl (1979) novelette by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg- From Downtown at the Buzzer (1977) novelette by George Alec Effinger- A Glint of Gold (1980) short story by Simon Hawke [as by Nicholas V. Yermakov]- The Survivor (1965) novelette by Walter F. Moudy
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