Sustainable Development and Solidarity (Case Study: Badminton Elites of Iran)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the foundations of the society of sustainable development and cognitive solidarity from the perspective of Iranian badminton elite. The statistical population in the qualitative section was 18 sports elites who were collected using interviews and theoretical saturation. In a small part, there are sports elites in the field of badminton, which include athletes, coaches, supervisors, effective managers, etc., whose initial estimate was 242 people, all of whom were included in the study. The statistical indicators of the questionnaire are the correlation component related to sustainable development in the country's badminton elite and explain 19.761% of the total variance and include 5 items. The GFI, AGFI and NFI indicators show a very good fit. Due to the fact that the values of these indicators are above 0.9, they indicate a good fit of the model. The results showed that solidarity has a decisive role for the presence of badminton sports elite, which in turn, plays an important role in selecting and implementing development plans, in favor of athletes and achieving sustainable growth and development.