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The purpose of this study was to develop a model of corruption management in Iran’s sport. The present study was applied in terms of method, qualitative and in terms of purpose, which was done with the approach of the data theory of the foundation and in the way of the Glaser (1992). First, through preliminary studies, the Preliminary List of Corruption Factors was identified. Then, semi-structured interviews with 15 knowledgeable elites were conducted on the subject of research to achieve theoretical saturation through theoretical sampling and snowball. The quality of the findings was confirmed by the theory verification strategy and Scott test. The proposed model consists of four main sections. The central section of the model represented major forms of corruption in sport, in particular, financial and ethical corruption. Factors affecting the sport corruption included four categories of political, structural, socio-cultural and economic factors. Coping strategies of sport corruption include legal solutions, IT development, knowledge development and social responsibility development. Finally, the consequences of sport corruption were categorized in four groups include functional impacts on sport, socio-cultural, financial impact, and impacts on stakeholders. The results confirm the complex nature and wide range of corruption in sport, and the proposed model can be used to understand, control and manage the corruption in sport used by national policy-makers and sports organizers.

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The purpose of this study was to explain the role of key indicators leading to the success of Iran in the Rio Olympics based on the SPLISS model. The research method was descriptive-analytical, in terms of purpose it was practical, and it was a fieldwork and questionnaires base in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study was all of the athletes, coaches and Participants in the Rio Olympic Games (N = 269), and, sampling was (done as a) full census according to a limited number of the research population. The research instrument was Sports Success Indicators questionnaire designed by El Bouscher et al (2012). The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the relevant experts and its reliability was 0.93 based on the Cronbach’s alpha test. Data analysis was done by descriptive statistics and Kolmogorov-Smirnov and one-sample t-tests in SPSS software and structural equation modeling using in Smart Pls3 software. The results showed that financial support, structural and political factors, development and identification of athletic talents, athletic and job support, development of training facilities, qualitative and quantitative development of coaching, Increased participation in national-international competitions, scientific-research support, socio-environmental factors and geographical diversity and increasing the participation of people in the sport has significant role in the success of the Olympic sports teams. Also, the result of structural equation modeling showed that all the affecting factors in the success of the Rio Olympics' sports teams have an acceptable and positive in the T value and a factor load variables.

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 The present study aimed at identifying and ranking the perceived effects of Chokheh wrestling sport event from the viewpoints of spectators. The research method was mixed and qualitative research method was used to identify the effects of holding Chokheh wrestling and quantitative research method was used to assess the importance and ranking of factors and components. The statistical population in the qualitative section consisted of directors, deputies and experts from Sport and Youth general office of Razavi and Northern Khorasan provinces, Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism general office of Razavi and Northern Khorasan provinces, Sport and Youth offices in Razavi and Northern Khorasan provinces, Wrestling Committee of Razavi and Northern Khorasan provinces, Rural Sport and Local and Native Games Committee in Razavi and Northern Khorasan provinces, and the population in the quantitative section consisted of Chokheh wrestling spectators that were present in the competition of 3 April 2019 in the traditional pit of Zeinal Khan spring in Esfarayen city. The statistical sample included 28 subjects in the qualitative section and 384 subjects in the quantitative section. Semi-structured interviews and a researcher-made questionnaire were used for data collection and Friedman test was used to analyze the data in the inferential statistics. The results showed that recreational-tourism, cultural, social, political, environmental and economic factors were the most important effects of Chokheh wrestling event; therefore, managers, officials, planners and organizers should consider these variables as important effects of Chokheh wrestling in hosting communities.

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The aim of the present study was to develop a model for the development of sport careers in Iran. This study was qualitative that was conducted using the grounded theory. The population consisted of all the elites who had some knowledge, experience and clear background in entrepreneurship and sport careers and 22 subjects were selected using theoretical and snowball sampling methods. Data were collected by semi-constructed interviews that continued until theoretical saturation. For data analysis, six concepts of causal conditions, phenomenon, intervening conditions, context conditions, strategies and consequences were used in the framework of Strauss and Corbin (1990) coding model. In the final model which was formed based on data coding and analysis, causal factors (growth of sport industry, opportunities to create careers, and performance weaknesses) attract attention to the central phenomenon that is the quantitative and qualitative development of sport careers. Given the intervention factors (political, economic, managerial) and existing contexts (supportive contexts and infrastructures, weakness in entrepreneurial thinking and managerial support, insufficient influence of sports in society, social support, skilled manpower, entrepreneurial intent and financial support), the strategies of quantitative and qualitative development of sport careers (program and legal support, structural development, knowledge development, financial development, interaction development, entrepreneurial motivation development) will have positive consequences (economic growth, sport sustainability, promotion of sport performance, institutionalization of active lifestyle, sociocultural development) for Iran sport industry. The model developed in this study can be used by policymakers, planners, experts and sport managers as a base for plans to develop sport careers and employment.

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The subject of higher education in sports sciences is in a transitional and developing stage, and recognizing it requires deep thinking and exploration, and requires intellectual and scientific coherence. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the performance of the higher education system in sports sciences in Iran. The present study is a descriptive-analytical research in which systematic and meta-analytical review methods have been used. The statistical population of the research includes all research works in the field of higher education system of sports sciences, which has been published in the databases of Noormagz, SID, ensani, Magiran and Irandoc from 2016-2017. In this research were studied the level of cooperation and participation of researchers, statistical population, sampling method, collection tool, research method, analysis unit, research horizon, analysis methods, time pattern of articles publication and variables used and their effect size of higher education system of sports sciences in Iran. The results showed that the level of cooperation and teamwork of researchers in research is good and most of the research has been done by quantitative and descriptive survey method. The units of analysis in research are micro-research and the research horizon is retrospective. The results also showed that most of the research has been done in the period 2016-2017. Finally, the results showed that the variables of growth, entrepreneurship, sports and education have the greatest impact on the performance of the higher education system of sports sciences and to create positive changes in the higher education system of sports sciences and comprehensive development need to make fundamental changes in key variables. There are development criteria.

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The purpose of this research was to level the relationships of professional competencies of Iranian football referees. The statistical population of this study included 13 experts, referees, experts, and faculty members who were purposefully selected. For the level of competency components of football referees, the interpretative structural modeling technique (ISM) was used by MATLAB software. For this purpose, in this research, the expert judgment system has been used and a paired questionnaire has been distributed in terms of effectiveness and impact on each other. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through formal and content validity and the alpha coefficient was used to measure the reliability of the research, with an estimated value of 0/89. The findings showed that in the study of the relationships of the research components, the components of "managerial competency" are at the first level and "psychological competence and social competence" at the second level, indicating the high impact of these three variables. Also, the components of "knowledge merit and physical merit and field deserves" were at the third level, which was the most influential component of the professional competencies of the Iranian Football Premier League. Finally, using the MICMAC technique, variables were analyzed according to conductivity and dependence

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    The purpose of this research was to develop a strategic marketing plan for the handball federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This research is practical in terms of purpose and the type of exploratory mixed research with qualitative and quantitative methods was used to collect and analyze data. The statistical population included executive managers, experts and academic experts in the field of handball sports. From this population, 44 people were selected for the strategic committee of the federation using the purposeful sampling method. In addition to descriptive statistics, internal and external factor evaluation matrix, strategic positioning matrix, and TOWS matrix were used to analyze information by topic. lack of hardware equipment needed for marketing was the most important weakness, paying attention to the championship sport in the society was the most important opportunity and the lack of interest of women and families in handball was the most important threat to the handball federation. The strategic position of the Handball Federation was placed in the competitive area. Therefore, based on the results of the research, increasing the live broadcasting and coverage of the Iranian, Asian and world league matches on radio and television, covering the news and improving the value of the handball brand in mass communication media, increasing the media share of handball in digital media and social, increasing the Federation's income sources from charitable donations, creating advertising and marketing capacities and mechanisms to introduce to brand owners, attracting material support from international handball institutions and organizations, and upgrading the Federation's expert human resources Handball was considered the most important strategy of this federation in the field of marketing. Based on the results of the research, it is suggested that the handball federation, while maintaining the steering council, should hold regular meetings of all the developed strategies and programs in order to implement them more precisely.