The role of the Muscat Marathon in promoting sports participation and some of the social and psychological aspects and the image of the destination among the participants

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Physical Education and Sport Sciences, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

2 Ministry of Education

3 Sultan Qaboos University

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the role of the Muscat Marathon in promoting sports participation and other social and psychological aspects among the participants beside the image of the destination. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher relied on the descriptive survey method, due to its suitability to the nature of the study.
The sample was selected by means of the available sample who volunteered to respond to the study tool, and their number was 200. The questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection, as it included three dimensions. The first dimension measures sports participation (the impact of participation before and after the event), and it consisted of (9) paragraphs. The second dimension measures the social and psychological effects (social bonding and self-esteem) and it consisted of (10) items. The third dimension measures the image of the destination (the cognitive image and the emotional image) and it consists of (11) items.
The results showed a long-term positive impact on the level of sports participation, in addition to the social impact through social cohesion, and the psychological impact through self-esteem after participating in the Muscat Marathon experience. The Muscat Marathon also succeeded in placing a mental and emotional imprint on the participants.
The study reached several recommendations, the most important of which is that local sports organizations organizing sporting events take care of such events in the current period, due to the lack of resources necessary to host huge events in the Sultanate of Oman.

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