University of Guilan Journal of Sport Management and Development 2322-4800 15 1 2026 03 21 Spatial planning of Olympic Martial Sports Spatial planning of Olympic Martial Sports 97 119 8519 10.22124/jsmd.2023.25119.2823 FA Bahman Tayebi Assistance Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran Amin Dehghan Ghahfarokhi Associate Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2023 07 30 <strong>Objective</strong><strong>:</strong> The aim of the current research was to investigate the spatial development status in four Olympic martial sports, wrestling, taekwondo, judo, and boxing.<br /><strong>Methodology</strong><strong>:</strong> The current research method was chosen as a mixed type (qualitative and quantitative). In order to identify the effective indicators in the spatial planning in championship sports, theoretical foundations and qualitative interviews with 28 elites knowledgeable about the research subject were used until theoretical saturation was reached. In the quantitative part, in order to weight sports land development indicators, the analysis hierarchy method (AHP) and the numerical taxonomy method were used to identify the state of spatial planing in combat sports, and according to the development factor, the provinces of the country were prioritized in each of the sports fields.<br /><strong>Results</strong><strong>:</strong> Data analysis showed that only 14.6% of the country's regions are developed in Olympic martial arts, and 85.4% are less developed or undeveloped. Also, wrestling has the best development status with 25.8%, and taekwondo has the worst development status with 0.06% among Olympic martial arts.<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong><strong>:</strong> Therefore, in order to win more Olympic medals, it is necessary to focus more on 14.6% of developed provinces, and among martial arts, more attention should be paid to wrestling, boxing, judo, and taekwondo, respectively. <strong>Objective</strong><strong>:</strong> The aim of the current research was to investigate the spatial development status in four Olympic martial sports, wrestling, taekwondo, judo, and boxing.<br /><strong>Methodology</strong><strong>:</strong> The current research method was chosen as a mixed type (qualitative and quantitative). In order to identify the effective indicators in the spatial planning in championship sports, theoretical foundations and qualitative interviews with 28 elites knowledgeable about the research subject were used until theoretical saturation was reached. In the quantitative part, in order to weight sports land development indicators, the analysis hierarchy method (AHP) and the numerical taxonomy method were used to identify the state of spatial planing in combat sports, and according to the development factor, the provinces of the country were prioritized in each of the sports fields.<br /><strong>Results</strong><strong>:</strong> Data analysis showed that only 14.6% of the country's regions are developed in Olympic martial arts, and 85.4% are less developed or undeveloped. Also, wrestling has the best development status with 25.8%, and taekwondo has the worst development status with 0.06% among Olympic martial arts.<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong><strong>:</strong> Therefore, in order to win more Olympic medals, it is necessary to focus more on 14.6% of developed provinces, and among martial arts, more attention should be paid to wrestling, boxing, judo, and taekwondo, respectively. https://jsmd.guilan.ac.ir/article_8519_5259d0734434407375cb909a1670fd07.pdf