Identifying and prioritizing components and dimensions of green management in the context of Iranâs sports with a focus on sustainable development by using (FAHP)

The International Olympic Committee emphasizes the implementation of the principles of sustainable development in sports realm. The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying and prioritizing the effective components of the green management in the context of Iranâs sports fabrics. The objective of this research is developmental and, in terms of methodology, it is descriptive-survey type, in which both quantitative and qualitative methods have been used. Initially, the data was collected and categorized using theoretical basses, literature review, and high-level documents. Through an in-depth study and interviews with 26 experts in the field of sports and the country's environment, the factors affecting the sustainable development of the country's sports were identified. In order to prioritize the criteria, the fuzzy analytics hierarchical process (FAHP) was employed. The results showed that the data distribution was normal. Based on the research findings, 4 criteria and 21 sub-criteria were identified as effective components. The sociocultural criterion with a weight of 0.54884 had the highest degree of importance, followed by the environmental/health criterion with a weight of 0.29265 and approach-management with a weight of 0.10670. Economic criterion also had the lowest priority with a weight of 0.05222. In addition, the pairwise-fuzzy comparison of the sub-criteria indicated that the sub-criterion combating the social exclusion, with a weight of 0.229, held the highest significance, followed by the sub-criterion promoting activities by the youth, and improving their involvement in social life and sports authority institutions with a weight of 0.134. Meanwhile, the economic criterion had less important and it indicated that this parameter did not play a role as a deterrent in moving towards sustainable development. The results were aligned with the 21 Agenda of the Olympic Movement and the Rio Declaration. Finally, the main solution to make sustainable development special is to try to attract people and young people as well as participation in different social groups in sports activities. Also, sports facilities, equipment and facilities are among the other proposed solutions with environmental considerations in mind.