Journal of Olympic Studies
Year:2024 | Volume:2 | Issue:1|Papers Count:6

The purpose of this research was to analyze the quantitative and qualitative presence of Iran’s sports caravan at the Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. This study is descriptive-analytical and retrospective in nature. No specific tools were used in this research, and data were collected from research articles and reputable websites in a library-based manner. In this study, the performance of athletes and teams dispatched in various sports, including volleyball, basketball, fencing, wrestling, wushu, kurash, chess, gymnastics, mountaineering, skating, karate, weightlifting, track and field, shooting, kabaddi, boxing, taekwondo, rowing, table tennis, archery, cycling, swimming, diving, water polo, tennis, football, equestrian, badminton, jujitsu, judo, and handball at the Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 was evaluated and analyzed. Iran’s caravan’s performance at the Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 ranked fifth in terms of quantity (number of medals won) and also ranked fifth qualitatively. Finally, each sport present at the Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 was evaluated, and suggestions such as the presence of a fitness coach and psychologist, improving the procedures for holding training camps, focusing on youth and creating a competitive environment, special attention to women, providing equipment for capable provinces, etc., were presented for participation in the next games.

Sports performance is an important issue in sports that researches have always sought to identify different methods to improve it. One of the methods that has received special attention in recent years is tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) and its effectiveness in improving sports performance. tDCS changes the activity of brain areas involved in sports performance by stimulating and inhibiting nerve cells and neural plasticity. Researches have used this method in improving sports performance and have been associated with different results. The present study was conducted with the aim of reviewing the studies conducted in this field. The research method was descriptive and review. In order to collect data, keywords tDCS-sport, sport performance, sport-neuron plasticity, tDCS-neurodoping were searched from Google.scholar, apa.org (Psychinfo) and Elsevier research websites. Then the abstract, results and findings of each article were examined. 16 articles were selected and their results were analyzed. The results of the research showed that the use and effectiveness of tDCS in improving sports performance has a positive role and is associated with improving the performance of not only ordinary people but also athletes. However, the results of review studies and meta-analyses show that heterogeneity in the type of sports activity, sample size, research design, stimulation areas, tDCS protocols and methodological limitations reduce the effect size of improving athletes' performance with tDCS. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct studies focusing on specific neural sites and specific sports functions of each discipline. In general, from these findings, it can be concluded that tDCS is a safe method without side effects and has a positive effect in improving sports performance of athletes, which requires more research.

Considering the importance of physical activity and sports and the effective factors in the tendency of citizens towards sports, it seems necessary to adopt spaces in the city for people's sports participation. The purpose of this research was to investigate the factors affecting people's sports participation in Tehran's recreational and sports spaces with a case study of Chitgar Lake. This is a collection of descriptive and analytical studies that were applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection in the field. The statistical population of the research included all citizens of Tehran over 15 years of age, and among these people, the sample size was selected based on Morgan's table (n=384) by simple random sampling. In order to analyze the factors affecting people's sports participation, the questionnaire of factors affecting people's tendency to exercise in parks (Mohammadi et al., 1402) was used. Bizesh research dataOpen in Google Translate

The current research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of coaching theory courses from the point of view of martial arts coaches based on the Kirkpatrick model. The current applied research is a descriptive-survey type of field research. The statistical population consists of all the trainers participating in the theory courses of martial arts coaching in the year 1402-1401. According to Cochran's sample size estimation formula in the statistical population, 384 samples were examined by simple random sampling method. The questionnaire of Estafal Beam's coaching theory courses (2014) translated by Mehrzad Hamidi was used in 19 cases including four topics (reaction, learning, behavior and conclusion) and its reliability was confirmed according to Cronbach's alpha test. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to check the normality of data distribution of community variables. Hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The results in the reaction level of "having freshness, being satisfied, being interested, creating motivation and the way of expressing the content" were at a high level. In the learning level of "evaluation of the course, evaluation of colleagues and use of software and visual effects to present the content" were average. At the level of behavior, "warm and friendly treatment, honoring and respecting the participants, appropriate response of teachers and organizers" were average. At the level of the results, "change in the level of communication with athletes, change and updating of the level of sports information, change in the training process for athletes, addition of technical and specialized points" is above average. The sports managers of the federations should increase the quality and make changes based on the pathology by monitoring and diagnosing the parts that have not been effective and try to improve the quality of the planned training courses. be considered as an essential pillar in the development of sports in the country.

Purpose: Today, the place of sports and sports efforts has gone beyond physical effort and mere entertainment and has especially found a political and international aspect. The internationalization of a sizable chunk of sports has caused countries to turn to international sports coordination in order to achieve national interests and reach their political and international goals. In this regard, the concept of sports diplomacy has emerged along with other diplomacy. Smart power diplomacy means using all diplomatic mechanisms in all fields to secure national interests, including the power mechanism of sports. Given this, the critical question has been raised that In line with sports diplomacy in the framework of smart power, what position has sports enjoyed in the diplomatic system of Iran and America?Methodology: In this study, the descriptive-analytical method was used in the framework of Suzan Nasel's smart power theory and Joseph Nye's soft power theory.Findings: Despite having an efficient capacity in the field of sports and using it optimally, in line with sports diplomacy, Iran has a marginal perspective and a secluded life attitude towards sports, whilst American considers sports as a tool so that sports was used to sanction and delegitimize or a tool to establish relations between two countries.Conclusion: The United States of America, from the lens of smart power in sports diplomacy, has been seeking to achieve its long-term political goals in sports by presenting a coherent program regarding the use of athletes, coaches, referees, and sports companies, but Iran's political officials think of sports as a pastime and have not thought about the effectiveness of sports in the international arena, yet.

Background and aim: Cognitive confusion is a critical condition that can appear after sports injuries and affect the athlete's performance, so the aim of the present study was the impact of group reality therapy on cognitive confusion in injured athletes.Methods: The statistical population of this research was 100 injured athletes of Khuzestan province, whose scores in the cognitive confusion test were one SD higher than mean. From this population, 36 injured athletes were selected by random sampling and assigned to two experimental and control groups. The tool used was the Mason's cognitive disturbance scale (2001) was used. The research design was of quasi-experimental type with pre-test, post-test, follow-up with control group. After random selection, the experimental group received group reality therapy for 10 sessions of 75 minutes and once a week, one day after the pre-test. One day after the end of intervention, post-test and two weeks after that, follow-up was performed. In order to analyze the data, Independent sample t test and repeated measures analysis of variance were used. (p≤0.05)Results: The results showed that a significant difference in the mean scores of the experimental and control groups and reduced the cognitive confusion of the experimental and this result was also observed in the follow-up.Conclusion: Therefore, it seems that group reality therapy is an effective method to control and improve cognitive confusion in injured athletes, and this method can be used as a way to control and improve cognitive confusion in athletes.