AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightBased on the findings, recommendations for the future were developed.
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Abstract
The Covid-19 virus, which appeared in Wuhan, China in late December 2019 and early January 2020, caused fear and anxiety worldwide. This virus, which causes deaths in all countries where the epidemic occurs, seriously threatens all people. In order to reduce the number of deaths and slow down the spread rate of the virus which has spread to more than 180 countries including Turkey and threatened people from all sectors, serious, fundamental decisions were made by the Turkish Ministry of Health and all other official institutions resulting in various important effects and results in many areas including social, economical, political, financial, administrative, legal, military, religious and cultural, and these decisions were conveyed to the society through all communication channels. European Championships which were planned to be held in 2020, all kinds of international sports events and organizations, leagues, all kinds of conferences, scientific conferences, organizations and mass religious gatherings were postponed or canceled. Due to the cancellations, all kinds of businesses have suffered great losses along with the people in the sports tourism industry, businesses in the material supply chain of sports industry. Nevertheless, athletes, businesses, coaches, sports club owners, athletes who did not have the disease and who did not have Covid-19 symptoms, were indirectly faced with loss of work, and thus, were affected deeply by the pandemic due to the trauma caused by the disruption of their financial balance, fear, and uncertainty. In this qualitative study, the current situation was analyzed to identify the measures taken in order for sports activities to start again, to establish trust in sports organizations, and to protect the health of the sports community and the audience. Based on the findings, recommendations for the future were developed.