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The Impact of COVID-19 Incidence on Motivation to Participate in a Triathlon

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  • Joanna Poczta

    (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland)

  • Nuno Almeida

    (CiTUR, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal)

  • Małgorzata Paczyńska-Jędrycka

    (Faculty of Physical Culture and Health, The University of Szczecin, 70-453 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Ewa Kruszyńska

    (Faculty of Physical Culture and Health, The University of Szczecin, 70-453 Szczecin, Poland)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many changes that have influenced the lives of people around the world and have left their mark in the world of sports, as well. Numerous restrictions resulted in the cancellation of the organization of many sports events, and the players themselves had restricted access to training. The main goal of the study was to identify the motivation to participate in a triathlon between athletes who have undergone COVID-19, those who have never been infected and those who do not know if they have ever caught the virus and to evaluate the differences between them. The assessment of the motives for participating in a sports event was conducted according to four types of orientation: social, experience, factual and results to check what benefits for well-being and self-improvement are brought about by participation in a triathlon as a mass sports event. The desire to feel unity, to develop passion, to integrate with other people and to get away from everyday life were the most important motives for those who have never been infected. It turns out that 100% of the respondents who had a history of COVID-19 disease indicated the desire to prove themselves. The desire to maintain good physical condition and health was reported by the majority of researched people, but again, all respondents (100%) who had been infected with COVID-19 indicated these motives as the most important.

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  • Joanna Poczta & Nuno Almeida & Małgorzata Paczyńska-Jędrycka & Ewa Kruszyńska, 2022. "The Impact of COVID-19 Incidence on Motivation to Participate in a Triathlon," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5576-:d:808312
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