Abstract

Background: Understanding the relationship between sports and politics by governments is clear and hence has a history to the extent of the formation of human societies. Objective: The main objective of this research was to provide a model for assessing the status of politics in federations and departments of sports and youth in Iran. Materials and Methodology: The present research is a descriptive survey. The data collection method in the qualitative section for Delphi analysis was the interview. Regarding the subject and objectives of the research, the semi-structured interview method, and in the quantitative research method, a researcher-made questionnaire was used to implement the project. The data were analyzed using SPSS, SmartPLS3, and Expert Choice software by exploratory factor analysis and path analysis methods. Among the eight components for the variable of the status of politics in sports, the highest priority was the component of poverty alleviation with an average value of 6.58 and the component of the globalization of sports had the lowest average of 2.47. The other components such sports participation, escalation of sports commitment, sports privatization, sports media, sports diplomacy, and sports for all with weights of 6.22, 5.26, 4.62, 3.91, 3.54, and 3.4 were respectively in the next ranks. Conclusion: It can be concluded that developed industrial countries consider sports as a very powerful tool for guiding, coordinating, and controlling citizens. Meanwhile, sports have been one of the booming economic areas for creating employment.