Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry and to provide solutions to compensate for these losses. The present study was descriptive-survey in terms of its practical purpose and the method of data collection. In the first (qualitative) ph...

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Autores: Kiani, Mohammad Saeid, Nazari, Leila
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.599031
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/154791
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sports Industry
Economy
COVID
Sports Management
Online Business
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spelling Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategiesKiani, Mohammad SaeidNazari, LeilaSports IndustryEconomyCOVIDSports ManagementOnline BusinessCDU::7 Bellas artes::79 - Diversiones. Espectáculos. Cine. Teatro. Danza. Juegos.DeportesThe aim of this study was to analyze the effects of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry and to provide solutions to compensate for these losses. The present study was descriptive-survey in terms of its practical purpose and the method of data collection. In the first (qualitative) phase, 24 interviews were conducted with economics experts and sports economics faculty nationwide. In the second (quantitative) phase, 610 questionnaires were distributed and analyzed—both in person and online—among postgraduate sports management students across the country. The results showed that the spread of the COVID-19 virus did not have only negative effects and it also had many positive effects on the sports industry. The sports industry can have a very high capacity to adapt to the crisis of the spread of COVID-19 and similar crises. Holding classes and workshops in various sports fields and sports sciences online, paying more attention to family sports, sports at home and open spaces and in the economic sector, during the period of the COVID-19 epidemic, online sports businesses flourished and the managers of sports complexes found financial alternatives. Overall, the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the economic ones, were more significant than the positives for sports, mainly due to its sudden onset, rapid spread, and the sports industry's lack of preparedness.Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de PublicacionesSin departamento asociado202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf20application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.599031http://hdl.handle.net/10201/154791reponame:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murciainstname:Universidad de MurciaInglésSin financiación externa a la Universidadinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:digitum.um.es:10201/1547912026-05-27T12:40:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies
title Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies
spellingShingle Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies
Kiani, Mohammad Saeid
Sports Industry
Economy
COVID
Sports Management
Online Business
CDU::7 Bellas artes::79 - Diversiones. Espectáculos. Cine. Teatro. Danza. Juegos.Deportes
title_short Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies
title_full Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies
title_fullStr Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies
title_full_unstemmed Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies
title_sort Consequences of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry: Analysis and improvement strategies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kiani, Mohammad Saeid
Nazari, Leila
author Kiani, Mohammad Saeid
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Nazari, Leila
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Sin departamento asociado
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sports Industry
Economy
COVID
Sports Management
Online Business
CDU::7 Bellas artes::79 - Diversiones. Espectáculos. Cine. Teatro. Danza. Juegos.Deportes
topic Sports Industry
Economy
COVID
Sports Management
Online Business
CDU::7 Bellas artes::79 - Diversiones. Espectáculos. Cine. Teatro. Danza. Juegos.Deportes
description The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of COVID-19 on Iran's economy and sports industry and to provide solutions to compensate for these losses. The present study was descriptive-survey in terms of its practical purpose and the method of data collection. In the first (qualitative) phase, 24 interviews were conducted with economics experts and sports economics faculty nationwide. In the second (quantitative) phase, 610 questionnaires were distributed and analyzed—both in person and online—among postgraduate sports management students across the country. The results showed that the spread of the COVID-19 virus did not have only negative effects and it also had many positive effects on the sports industry. The sports industry can have a very high capacity to adapt to the crisis of the spread of COVID-19 and similar crises. Holding classes and workshops in various sports fields and sports sciences online, paying more attention to family sports, sports at home and open spaces and in the economic sector, during the period of the COVID-19 epidemic, online sports businesses flourished and the managers of sports complexes found financial alternatives. Overall, the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the economic ones, were more significant than the positives for sports, mainly due to its sudden onset, rapid spread, and the sports industry's lack of preparedness.
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