University of Guilan Journal of Sport Management and Development 2322-4800 13 3 2024 10 22 Antecedents and Consequences of the Migration of Iran's Elite Athletes Antecedents and Consequences of the Migration of Iran's Elite Athletes 180 204 8639 10.22124/jsmd.2023.22648.2715 FA Seyede Sahar Hashemi M.A in Sport Management, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran Misaq Hosseini Keshtan Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran Hadi Bagheri Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran Mohsen Rezai Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran Journal Article 2022 07 12 <strong>Objective:</strong> The purpose of the present study was to identify the antecedents and consequences of the migration of Iran's elite athletes. <strong>Methodology:</strong> According to the main purpose of this research, it is applied research, in terms of the nature of the data, it is qualitative based on the paradigm of interpretation and using the phenomenological approach. The participants of the present study were 18 elite immigrant athletes and coaches who were selected in a purposeful way using a case-by-case method. To check the scientific validity of the work, four criteria of reliability, stability, verifiability and transferability were used. <strong>Results</strong>: The antecedents of the migration of elite athletes were categorized into three main categories: social weaknesses, professional weaknesses, and motivation for personal development and progress, and in the section of the consequences of migration for the country's sports, two main categories were the loss of funds and the creation of a negative image. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The migration factors of Iran's elite athletes are very diverse, which requires a change in the governance attitude (at both the national and organizational levels) and fundamental reforms in various fields to solve athletes' financial concerns and emphasize performance by creating favorable social conditions. - instead of appearance or individual beliefs - to prevent the loss of sports funds. <strong>Objective:</strong> The purpose of the present study was to identify the antecedents and consequences of the migration of Iran's elite athletes. <strong>Methodology:</strong> According to the main purpose of this research, it is applied research, in terms of the nature of the data, it is qualitative based on the paradigm of interpretation and using the phenomenological approach. The participants of the present study were 18 elite immigrant athletes and coaches who were selected in a purposeful way using a case-by-case method. To check the scientific validity of the work, four criteria of reliability, stability, verifiability and transferability were used. <strong>Results</strong>: The antecedents of the migration of elite athletes were categorized into three main categories: social weaknesses, professional weaknesses, and motivation for personal development and progress, and in the section of the consequences of migration for the country's sports, two main categories were the loss of funds and the creation of a negative image. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The migration factors of Iran's elite athletes are very diverse, which requires a change in the governance attitude (at both the national and organizational levels) and fundamental reforms in various fields to solve athletes' financial concerns and emphasize performance by creating favorable social conditions. - instead of appearance or individual beliefs - to prevent the loss of sports funds. https://jsmd.guilan.ac.ir/article_8639_c61577b589af55f6b536574b8944e643.pdf