Relationship between Social Cohesion and Sustainable Development in Badminton Sport from the Elite Perspective

One of the most important challenges facing societies today is the development of sustainable development in all areas. On the one hand, this is important in the field of sports, on the other hand, it indicates the level of social cohesion, and on the other hand, it shows the human capacities of societies. Also, the relationship between the level of development and well-being and social satisfaction with mental health and the reduction of hospital problems is not hidden from anyone. Of course, among the obstacles to social cohesion are economic and cultural barriers. The pervasiveness of sports, especially championship sports, and the importance of its place in international relations have attracted a great deal of attention from governments. The ability of a sports system to be sustainable is inevitably dependent on the success that the system achieves in relation to the environment. However, the need for sustainable development with the environment requires the distribution of resources and responsibility of work between system components so that internal elements by accepting their position and role along with other elements to continue the function and stability of the system in a changing environment. The aim of this study is to explain the relationship between social cohesion and sustainable development in badminton sports from the perspective of the country's elites. The statistical population in the qualitative section was 20 sports elites who were collected using the interview method and theoretical information saturation. A small number of athletes, coaches, supervisors and elite badminton executives, numbering 242, also participated. The entire statistical population was included in the study as a whole, and the statistical characteristics of the questionnaire of the components of social cohesion related to sustainable development in the country's badminton elites are summarized as follows: (1) Component of Community Sense of Integrity: This component explains 19/776% of total variance and includes 5 items. (2) The component of friendly and loving relationships: This component explains 18/666% of the total variance and includes 5 items. (3) Social Relationship Component: This component explains 13/18% of the total variance and includes 5 items. (4) The component of group interactions based on shared values ​​and the embodiment: This component explains 13/031% of the total variance. GFI, AGFI and NFI indices show very good fit. Since the values ​​of these indices are above 0/9, they indicate good fit to the model. The results showed that social cohesion and space play an important role in the elite maneuvering of badminton athletes, which in turn plays an important role in selecting and executing development plans for the benefit of athletes and achieving sustainable growth and development.