Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Urmia University
2 Tabriz University
Abstract
During the last few decades, moving in the direction of sustainable growth and development is one of the goals of developing countries. The purpose of this research was to investigate the factors affecting the sustainable development of sports in the country. In the current research, the qualitative research paradigm was used, and among the different qualitative methods, the topic network method was used. Data collection was a semi-structured interview in 1402. The statistical population was all experts and sports experts of the country, and 13 experts in the field of physical education were selected as the research sample. The data was analyzed by MaxQuda software and the results revealed that there are 9 themes as overarching themes, including technical platforms and management platforms (precursor mechanism), communication management, ecosystem management and sports event management. (sustainability creation processes), Social factors, economic factors, cultural factors and environmental factors (consequences of sustainability in sports), exist as effective factors on the sustainable development of sports in Iran. As a result, since the research sample included sports experts and elites in different specialties, the obtained results can be considered very useful and practical and put it at the forefront of sustainable development activities in the country's sports.
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