Investigating the consequences of coronavirus outbreak on sports businesses in Golestan province

The purpose of this study is to investigate the consequences of coronavirus outbreak on sports businesses in Golestan province. The present study was descriptive-survey in terms of applied purpose and in terms of data collection method. In the first part (qualitative) for conducting field interviews, the qualitative community of the research includes knowledgeable professors of sports management, managers with active experience in the sports industry who were selected by judgmental sampling (15 interviews with 15 people and continued to theoretical saturation). Quantitative statistical samples included 250 managers of sports shops, Saban sports tourism camps and managers of sports clubs by purposive sampling method. The results showed that the consequences of the corona outbreak on sports tourism in Golestan province included the closure of sports tourism camps, unemployment, conversion of sports tourism services to secondary needs and the presence of sports tourism manpower in other sectors and industries. Also, the consequences of the corona outbreak on sports complexes in Golestan province, including the closure of sports complexes and unemployment of the current forces, and the consequences of the corona outbreak on sports products and stores in Golestan province, including the closure of sports facilities and stores, conversion of goods Sports to secondary needs were the financial problems of sports products and stores. However, the development of insurance protections and the provision of services from government support funds in the event of a corona outbreak seems necessary for sports businesses.