University of Guilan Journal of Sport Management and Development 2322-4800 14 1 2025 03 21 Providing a framework and analysis of the convergence between countries in the field of sports; study of Iran and Iraq Providing a framework and analysis of the convergence between countries in the field of sports; study of Iran and Iraq 117 142 8673 10.22124/jsmd.2024.25957.2857 FA Ahmed Kareem Mohammed PhD student in Sports Management, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran Hossein Eydi Associate Professor of Sports Management, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran Shirin Zardoshtian Associate Professor of Sports Management, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran Homayoun Abbasi Associate Professor of Sports Management, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran Ako Ibrahim Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Halbjah University, Halbjah, Iraq Journal Article 2023 11 05 <strong>Objective</strong><strong>:</strong> The purpose of this research was to present framework and analysis of convergence between countries in the field of sports and study Iraq and Iran.<br /><strong>Methodology</strong><strong>:</strong> The research method was a mixed qualitative (thematic analysis) and quantitative (descriptive-analytical) type. In the qualitative part, the sample including academic experts (university sports management) and executive experts (national sports organizations) was selected from two countries (16 people) by judgment method (theoretical saturation). In the quantitative part, experts and experts in the sport of the two countries (with emphasis on the dominance and experience between the two countries) will be consulted in a targeted way (25 people = a sufficient number for strategic analysis of 20 to 60 people). The research tool in the qualitative part included a semi-guided interview along with a structured library study (25 documents). In the quantitative section, a questionnaire extracted from the qualitative section (21 questions with a scale of 10 options) was used.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: The findings showed that the evaluation framework of the convergence between Iraq and Iran in the field of sports includes 58 indicators, 16 dimensions and 5 general perspectives (political and structural, executive and event, economic and industrial, scientific and educational, cultural and social of sports). The results of the quantitative section showed that at the level of the main landscapes; The largest gap is related to the convergence of executive and sports events (4.77) and the lowest gap is related to the scientific and educational convergence of sports (3.97).<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong><strong>:</strong> Based on the findings, it can be said that the convergence of the two countries of Iraq and Iran in the field of sports can be evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively based on indicators and implementation examples. <strong>Objective</strong><strong>:</strong> The purpose of this research was to present framework and analysis of convergence between countries in the field of sports and study Iraq and Iran.<br /><strong>Methodology</strong><strong>:</strong> The research method was a mixed qualitative (thematic analysis) and quantitative (descriptive-analytical) type. In the qualitative part, the sample including academic experts (university sports management) and executive experts (national sports organizations) was selected from two countries (16 people) by judgment method (theoretical saturation). In the quantitative part, experts and experts in the sport of the two countries (with emphasis on the dominance and experience between the two countries) will be consulted in a targeted way (25 people = a sufficient number for strategic analysis of 20 to 60 people). The research tool in the qualitative part included a semi-guided interview along with a structured library study (25 documents). In the quantitative section, a questionnaire extracted from the qualitative section (21 questions with a scale of 10 options) was used.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: The findings showed that the evaluation framework of the convergence between Iraq and Iran in the field of sports includes 58 indicators, 16 dimensions and 5 general perspectives (political and structural, executive and event, economic and industrial, scientific and educational, cultural and social of sports). The results of the quantitative section showed that at the level of the main landscapes; The largest gap is related to the convergence of executive and sports events (4.77) and the lowest gap is related to the scientific and educational convergence of sports (3.97).<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong><strong>:</strong> Based on the findings, it can be said that the convergence of the two countries of Iraq and Iran in the field of sports can be evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively based on indicators and implementation examples. https://jsmd.guilan.ac.ir/article_8673_0ad9c9b00f4ee407e7d5bb59d26469ed.pdf