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Sport Tourism and Sustainable Local Development for Host Cities for Sporting Events

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The purpose of this study is to examine sport tourism and sustainable development for the host city. In the present study, in order to study sport tourism and sustainable development for the host city of sporting event, a review of the research conducted since 2009-2018 on sport tourism was used, the research methodology is a survey type based on the researcher's experiences and questions and answers from people specializing in event marketing and sports. The researcher has been looking at detailed statistics on the host of sports enthusiasts' welcome to the sporting events, and the extent to which the sport event has been sponsored by the event venue, and also expressed different ideas and ideas in order to increase the profitability of the event. Types of sports tourism users vary from sport to other sports and from event to event. In the field of policy-making for the event, it seems that there is a need for better coordination among sports organizations and organizations related to the tourism industry.

DOI 10.11648/j.ajss.20190701.12
Published in American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2019)
Page(s) 7-10
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Keywords

Sport Tourism, Sustainable Development, Sports Event, Hosting

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  • Sport Management Department, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

  • Sport Management Department, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

  • Sport Management Department, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

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    Mohammad Saeid Kiani, Leila Nazari, Leila Shahbazpour. Sport Tourism and Sustainable Local Development for Host Cities for Sporting Events. Am J Sports Sci. 2019;7(1):7-10. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20190701.12

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