Sports Tourism

• Authors: Marina Gozalova , Alexey Shchikanov , Aleksandr Vernigor , Vardan Bagdasarian
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Introduction. This article is devoted to sports tourism. The purpose of this article is to examine theoretical material on sports tourism, to analyze sports tourism in Russia and to search for promising areas for the study of sports tourism in our country. Material and methods. In this part the authors develop the idea of the role of doing sports and keeping fit. For anyone who really wants to be healthy, fitness has become an integral part of their lives. Results. The purpose of this research is to study theoretical material on sports tourism, to analyze sports tourism in Russia and to search for promising areas for the study of sports tourism in our country. On the basis of their research the authors come to the conclusion that sports and tourism are interconnected. There are important factors affecting the situation of sports tourism in Russia. The paper examines sports tourism attractions in Russia. Conclusion. The authors conclude that there exists a high correlation dependence of foreign and domestic development of sports tourism on resources allocated for sports infrastructure. All in all, sports tourism tours draw visitors to their favorite sporting event, facility, or destination throughout the world.

Keywords

EN

tourism; good health; sport; healthy living; sports tourism

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 92-96

Dates

online

8 - 7 - 2014

Contributors

author

Marina Gozalova

• Moscow State University of Tourism and Service, Department of Foreign Language

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Alexey Shchikanov

• Moscow State University of Tourism and Service, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

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Aleksandr Vernigor

• Moscow State University of Tourism and Service, Department of Service

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Vardan Bagdasarian

• Moscow State University of Tourism and Service, Department of Foreign History

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pjst-2014-0009