Examining obstacles and solutions for the development of public sports in the Corona and postCorona eras in Lorestan province

The aim of the current research was to examining obstacles and solutions for the development ofpublic sports in the Corona and post-Corona eras in Lorestan province. This research is applied to the purposeof applied research, from the viewpoint of exploratory data and from the research methodology to data type ofthe foundation and cross-sectional survey. In the qualitative section of sports activists, they were considered as aresearch community. Using a targeted snowball method by conducting 9 interviews, the researcher hasidentified that the information gathered has reached saturation point. The statistical population of the researchin the quantitative section was composed of 100 people by all sports activists. Based on simple randomsampling, 80 people are selected. Qualitative data analysis showed that point of view of the interviewees in 13components, barriers to public sports in 16 components, solutions for the development of public sports in the eraof Corona in 23 components, obstacles to the development of public sports in normal or post-corona conditionsin 15 components and The solutions for the development of public sports under normal conditions werecategorized into 19 components. In the quantitative part, the data obtained using Friedman's test showed thatthe most important effects of Corona on sports are "closure of sports clubs and venues"; The most importantobstacles to the development of public sports are "the closure of recreational centers, swimming pools andpublic centers"; The most important solutions for the development of public sports "Promotion of public sports".