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Arabnarmi B, Rashidlamir A. (2021). Active Sports Participation Levels in Iran During the Outbreak of COVID-19. Social Problems of Iran. 12(1), 143-166. doi:10.52547/jspi.12.1.143
URL: http://jspi.khu.ac.ir/article-1-3264-en.html
1- Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Science, School of Humanities, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran; Assistant professor of sport management, University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur, Iran , b.arabnarmi@du.ac.ir
2- Assistant professor of sport management, University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur, Iran
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The prevalence of Covid-19 has played an important role in constructing of physical and social sports spaces and the nature of participation in sports has changed. This study was intended to analyze active levels of sport participation in Iran during the outbreak of Coronavirus. This was a qualitative study. Data were collected using interview and observation methods and analyzed by thematic analysis. “Regular participation”, “irregular participation” and “elite level participation” were extracted as three main themes from the classification of meaningful patterns of actors. Their main categories are " exercise simulation at home", " pretend consumption of exercise" and "social responsibility", respectively. Important data were also obtained from analysis the active levels of participation in sports (educational sports, recreational sport and sport for all, championship sports and professional sports). The main theme at the level of educational sport was "uncertainty”; sub themes include: “content distribution" "geographical gistribution ", “inherently passive “and “Marginal position “. At the level of recreational sport and sport for all the main theme was " evolution " with sub themes: "exercise in isolation", "eliminate of sports entertainment", "background limitations on participation" and "Change in access to education and training. Also at the level of championship and professional sports were “functional challenge" with sub themes: "show and self-expression”, “identity challenge", "advertising and sales”. The effects of this period on participatory levels in sports require in-depth analysis over a longer period of time. Although elimination of physical exercise spaces has led to a lot of sedentary in the short range, but it has provided opportunities for communication between levels of participation for review by sports researchers, which can contribute to more sustainable participation at the grassroots level.

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Received: 2020/09/23 | Accepted: 2021/02/27 | Published: 2021/09/3

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