In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Scientific association of sport management

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Razi University of Kermanshah

2 Ph.D. of Sport Management, University of Tehran

3 M.A. of Sport Management Razi University of Kermanshah

Abstract

Women have long been faced with many social problems such as: lack of opportunity for exercise Or prohibitions to address it on the result , Cultural myths in society, media bias in coverage of women's sports , Sponsors reluctance of women's sport and etc. Also, given the importance of exercise for women of different aspects of physical, mental, social and political development and underdevelopment in the exercise of this important class of , This study reports the views of Iranian women,S attitudes Muslim women,S participate in the Olympics and the world . In this study, the research method research approach of focus group interview tool that has been done in the field. The sample of eight female undergraduate and graduate students of Physical Education , Razi University who were selected by simple random sampling. The results showed that the presence of Iranian women athletes in the women's tournament . Particularly in international and Olympic pride and joy and they will not be lost in the championship to cause discouragement and sadness . The results showed that the presence of women in tournaments somehow promote women's sport in the country, thus promoting the sport of women.

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