Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 faculty member of Golestan University
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the current research was to investigate the state of Spatial planning in four Olympic martial sports, wrestling, taekwondo, judo, and boxing.
Methodology: The current research method was chosen as a mixed type (qualitative and quantitative). In order to identify the effective indicators in the preparation of the land in championship sports, theoretical foundations and qualitative interviews with 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 land development in combat sports, and according to the development factor, the provinces of the country were prioritized in each of the sports fields. Boxing in Kermanshah province, taekwondo in Tehran, judo in Razavi Khorasan and wrestling in Mazandaran were the best. Boxing in Hormozgan, Taekwondo in Qom, Judo in Bushehr and wrestling in Semnan were the weakest.
Results: Therefore, in order to win more Olympic medals, it is necessary to focus more on 14.6% of developed provinces, and the priority of paying attention to Olympic martial arts, according to the research, is wrestling, boxing, judo, and taekwondo, respectively.
Keywords: Spatial planning, sports preparation, sports development, martial arts
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