Prospects for athletes’ support and improvement in the context of forced isolation of the Russian sport: young athletes’ opinions analysis
Authors:
Galina A. Kuzmenko, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russia, ORCID 0000-0002-6308-5211, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tatyana K. Kim, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russia, ORCID 0000-0003-2398-958Х, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract:
The tension of the confrontation between the worldview, ideological positions and interests of Russia and the West gains an unprecedented scale, transforming, destroying and discrediting the possibility of preserving and further development of international relations in the sphere of sport on a parity basis. In terms of political conflicts aggravation and the growing economic crisis, sport becomes an instrument of confrontation in the international relations. Materials. The article defines the features of young and qualified athletes views at the age of 17-19 in connection with the exclusion of Russian athletes from participation in international competitions and characterizes the subjective picture of ways to support Russian sport. Research methods. Semantic, comparative analysis, descriptive statistics of the results of questioning and interviewing among 49 athletes – the representatives of various kinds of sport of the Olympic reserve school. Results. Questionnaire survey and conversations with the athletes demonstrated their concern about the situation in the sphere of sport and their loyal attitude to the measures of opposition to Western expansion on the part of the state. Conclusion. In this connection, it is especially urgent to create measures to support both athletes and national teams, deprived of the opportunity to participate in the international competitions, and the sports movement in the country, with the help of building and strengthening sports connections of various formats with the states- allies.
Keywords:
Russia, athletes, point of view, international relations, competitions, support
DOI: 10.14526/2070-4798-2022-17-4-39-44.