Describe the performance of athletes iran in the Paralympic Games in comparison to Asian competitors

Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract

purpose: olympic and paralympic games as a mega sport event has most important value for nations. the purpose of this study was to compare the performance of  iran athletes in the Paralympic Games is compared with Asian rivals.
methodology: The research method is descriptive and retrospective study. The population of the seven Paralympic Games (1988 - 2012) was the presence iran in them has a statistical sample of more than. for data analysis, was used: descriptive statistics (figures, tables) and inferential statistics (K-S test, spearman correlation and kruskal-wallis test).
results: The results showed that the best average ranking medal of China ( 58/69 ) and the fourth in the standings Paralympic Iran is ( 29/41 ). Between the number of male and female athletes, expeditions to the games and the number of medals won , there was a significant association. Also, the convoy iran Paralympic Games to Paralympics held in seven periods , lack of stability and the mutation has been up and down.
discussion: It is concluded that the caravan in Paralympic competition, is pretty good That the authorities should look into the sport of disabled people have special And try to develop Paralympic sports in our country have And also sending more athletes in several sports, improve their performance at the Paralympic Games.

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