Factors affecting the Promotion of Sport for all in Iraq based on Sustainable Development: a Qualitative Study

Subject Areas : Public sports management

Ahmed Ali Hussein Furaiji ¹ , Ghasem Rahimi Sereshbaderani ^{2 *} , Ali Atiyah Dakheel ³

1 - PhD student, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Babel Branch, Babel, Iraq

Received: 2024-06-14 Accepted : 2024-07-31 Published : 2024-07-12

Keywords: Promotion, Sustainable Development, Effective factors, Sport for all, Iraq,

Abstract :

Undoubtedly, the survival of a healthy and vibrant society depends on the mental and physical health of the members of the society and depends on the efforts of the human forces and those responsible for this, so the purpose of this research is to identify the effective factors on the promotion of sport for all in Iraq based on sustainable development. is. In this research, by using a qualitative approach and interviewing 19 Iraqi sports experts (university professors of physical education and sports sciences, sports coaches, senior managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, and heads of sports federations in Iraq) to identify the factors affecting the promotion of sports All of Iraq was paid. The sampling method was purposeful and judgmental. Based on the results of core coding and common concepts between open codes, 6 axes named political links - promotion of sport for all, economic links - promotion of sport, social links - promotion of sport for all, technology links - promotion of sport for all, legal links - promotion of sport for all and environmental links The promotion of sport for all was revealed by including 103 identified open codes in the matter of identifying factors affecting the promotion of sport for all in Iraq based on sustainable development. Therefore, if we have a broad view of sport for all in the society and use the presented model as a light, the trends will speed up and it will go towards the sustainable development of Iraq.

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