meysam karimi; adel afkar; gholamreza khaksar; majid soleymani
Abstract
The phenomenon of requesting to host big events has become part of the development strategies of cities and countries. Today, many cities are trying to hold big events as a way for their sustainable development, and requesting to host these big events is a tool to stimulate and start moving the development ...
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The phenomenon of requesting to host big events has become part of the development strategies of cities and countries. Today, many cities are trying to hold big events as a way for their sustainable development, and requesting to host these big events is a tool to stimulate and start moving the development machine faster and more effectively. The purpose of this research was to identify the future drivers of hosting international sports events. This research is descriptive-analytical in terms of practical targeting strategy and descriptive-analytical based on future research methods. The statistical population of this research consisted of university professors in the field of sports management, officials of the Ministry of Sports and officials of federations who have a history of holding competitions and participating in international competitionss affecting the future of hosting international sports events, a review of research literature and interviews with experts were used, and based on that, 24 final components were identified in relation to the future of hosting international sports events. The obtained results showed that 24 factors are effective components in the future of hosting international sports events. Based on the findings of the research, the four variables of diplomatic relations (sports diplomacy), the existence of tourist attractions, sports infrastructures, urban and country infrastructures are among the key drivers of acquiring the hosting of international sports events in the future, because both the importance and the uncertainty They had registered the highest for themselves.
