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 sus-tainable development in sports realm. The current research was conducted with the aim ofidentifying and prioritizing the effective components of the green management in the context ofIran’s 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, andhigh-level documents. Through an in-depth study and interviews with 26 experts in the field ofsports and the country’s environment, the factors affecting the sustainable development of thecountry’s sports were identified. In order to prioritize the criteria, the fuzzy analytics hierarchicalprocess (FAHP) was employed. The results showed that the data distribution was normal. Basedon the research findings, 4 criteria and 21 sub-criteria were identified as effective components. Thesociocultural criterion with a weight of 0.54884 had the highest degree of importance, followedby the environmental/health criterion with a weight of 0.29265 and approach-management witha 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-criterioncombating the social exclusion, with a weight of 0.229, held the highest significance, followedby the sub-criterion promoting activities by the youth, and improving their involvement in sociallife and sports authority institutions with a weight of 0.134. Meanwhile, the economic criterionhad less important and it indicated that this parameter did not play a role as a deterrent in movingtowards sustainable development. The results were aligned with the 21 Agenda of the OlympicMovement and the Rio Declaration. Finally, the main solution to make sustainable developmentspecial is to try to attract people and young people as well as participation in different social groupsin sports activities. Also, sports facilities, equipment and facilities are among the other proposedsolutions with environmental considerations in mind.