Introduction and purpose of the research: Compliance with safety considerations is considered as one of the most important principles of managing sports venues and spaces. The purpose of this research is to evaluate sports safety indicators in urban parks in Tehran.Research Method: The present research is of the type of applied research and in terms of the method of data collection, it is descriptive-survey. Five parks were selected as study sites. Eduard & Nikolay (2014) adjusted assessment checklist was used to determine the safety status in the sports spaces of the studied parks. In order to ensure the accuracy of the evaluation, 8 experts and safety experts participated as a Delphi panel. Finally, 25 indicators were considered for evaluation. The average score is declared as the final result.Research Findings: In total, the index "possibility of presence of ambulance and rescue equipment in the sports field" has the highest rank with an average score of 3.4. On the other hand, the lowest average score in the total number of parks was assigned to 2 indicators "the presence of a fire alarm system in the sports arena" and "the presence of a permanent paramedic or a resident doctor" with a score of 1. Lavizan Park ranked first with an average score of 2.6, followed by Yas Park with an average score of 2.28. Police, Sepah and Sahel parks were ranked third to fifth with an average score of 2.27, 2.01 and 1.87 respectively.Conclusion: The parks of District 4 of Tehran municipality do not have a favorable sports safety status and it is necessary for the urban administration of Tehran and especially the studied area to pay special attention to improving the safety level in them.
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