Who cares about gladiators? An elite-sport-based concept of Sustainable Sport

• Published in: Sport in society Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 1469 - 1488
• Main Authors: Szathmári, Attila, Kocsis, Tamás
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.08.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Commodification; Degrowth; elite sport; Elites; leisure sport; Qualitative research; Sports; strong sustainability; Well being; wellbeing

The aim of this study is to define the concept of sustainability as it applies to one of the most competitive and accelerated subsystem of human activity, elite sport (or professional sport) to construct a robust understanding of it. Based on qualitative research with Hungarian Olympic athletes, we...