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  • Constraints and Facilitators of Sport Participation in Qatar: Perceptions of Ooredoo Marathon Participants

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    Author(s)
    Filo, Kevin
    Kennelly, Millicent
    Sobh, Rana
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Kennelly, Millicent P.
    Filo, Kevin R.
    Year published
    2021
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    Abstract
    The Qatari government has increasingly supported education of Qatar residents on the importance of physical activity, along with developing and improving sport infrastructure, and bidding for and hosting a collection of sport events. Despite these efforts, a number of challenges inherent to Qatar may hinder participation among the country's residents. The current research examines constraints to physical activity described by participants in a sport event in Qatar, along with factors that facilitated their participation. Semistructured interviews were conducted with Qatari residents who had participated in the Ooredoo Marathon ...
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    The Qatari government has increasingly supported education of Qatar residents on the importance of physical activity, along with developing and improving sport infrastructure, and bidding for and hosting a collection of sport events. Despite these efforts, a number of challenges inherent to Qatar may hinder participation among the country's residents. The current research examines constraints to physical activity described by participants in a sport event in Qatar, along with factors that facilitated their participation. Semistructured interviews were conducted with Qatari residents who had participated in the Ooredoo Marathon (N = 22), the largest participatory sport event in Doha, Qatar that targets individuals of all running abilities. Four constraints (social life, reluctance to walk, lack of time and competing priorities, and expectations for women) along with three facilitators (technology, peer and familial support, and government support) emerged from these interviews. The findings provide implications for sport and event managers to promote the social aspects of sport event participation in Qatar, as well as heightening awareness of sport focused technology.
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    Journal Title
    Event Management
    Volume
    25
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.3727/152599519X15506259856606
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    © 2021 Cognizant Communication Corporation. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Sports science and exercise
    Social Sciences
    Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
    Social Sciences - Other Topics
    Participatory sport events
    Sport event participation
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/407337
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