The Role of Sports in Development of Foreign Relations of Emerging Economies (BRIC)

Shariati Feizabadi, Medi; Rahimi Zadeh, Meysam; Dastgerdi, Medi

doi:10.22054/qrsm.2019.11100

The Role of Sports in Development of Foreign Relations of Emerging Economies (BRIC)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Medi Shariati Feizabadi ¹

Meysam Rahimi Zadeh ²

Medi Dastgerdi ³

¹ Assistant Professor, Imam Ali Technical and Vocational University, Faculty of Physical Education

² Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

³ PhD student and lecturer at Imam Khomeini Physical Education Faculty. Safadasht

10.22054/qrsm.2019.11100

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the sports diplomacy in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries with Iran. The present research was applied and was conducted by examining more than 50 articles, books, notes, news, etc. during the years 2000 to 2018 using the Bereday’s method. To obtain the required information, English and Persian texts were collected up until the end of 2018; the findings showed that emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China) seek to achieve their macro-level political goals in sports by presenting a comprehensive program for the use of athletes, coaches, referees and even sports’ college students. However, the decision makers in the Islamic Republic of Iran consider sports merely as a phenomenon for entertainment and fun, and they are still content with “interest” instead of “perception” of the world of sports.

Keywords

Comparative

Country

Emerging Economiess

Soft Power

Sports Diplomacy