The Trend in the Number of Participants From Serbia in the Belgrade Marathon From 2007 to 2019: The Effect of Gender and Age

Stojiljković, Stanimir; Matić, Milan; Papić, Ljubica

doi:10.22190/fupes190731032s

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“…The event offers 5 km, 10 km, 21 km, 42 km, and themed races. It is sponsored by large international companies and is supported by local authorities and central government [51,52].…”

Section: Beogradski Marathon Belgrade Serbiamentioning

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Sport Tourism as Driving Force for Destinations’ Sustainability

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Sport tourism is a fast-growing segment of tourism offering new perspectives and supporting travelers’ behavior shift towards active living that is a boost for sustainable destinations. These interrelations between active living, active travelling, and sport tourism have a powerful environmental, economic, and social impact. Based on the recognized contribution of sport tourism in sustaining destinations, the current paper aims to (a) explore the state of sport tourism in the Adriatic–Ionian Region by identifying existing sport tourism initiatives, (b) analyze the current and future potentials of sport tourism in the area’s sustainable growth, and (c) draw policy recommendations for sport tourism development in the region with a view to support the wider vision of sustainability. The review of existing sport tourism cases, revealing an existing investment towards this tourism form, was followed by a qualitative survey of the area’s tourism stakeholders (Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia). Results reveal that sport tourism is estimated to help in building a unique identity closely linked to sustainability goals—the area represents a great natural and cultural beauty that can be emphasized by sport initiatives, while, once such efforts are incorporated in wider sustainability plans, the destinations’ profiles can be significantly upgraded.

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“…The event offers 5 km, 10 km, 21 km, 42 km, and themed races. It is sponsored by large international companies and is supported by local authorities and central government [51,52].…”

Section: Beogradski Marathon Belgrade Serbiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Analysis and performance trends of Serbian runners in the Belgrade marathon in the 2007-2019 period

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et al. 2022

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The Belgrade Marathon has been held since 1988 and has the longest tradition in the Western Balkans region. The trend in the number of participants in the Belgrade Marathon showed a significant increase in the 2007-2019 period. In addition to the global increase in the number of participants, a decreasing performance trends in marathon races has been noticed. The aim of this paper was to determine the trends in the performances of participants from Serbia in the Belgrade Marathon in the 2007-2019 period. The general cognitive assumption was that with an increase in the number of participants led to a decline in the average performance in the race. The results on the official website of the Belgrade Marathon were used as a source of data for this non-experimental study. All performances of the marathoners from Serbia (n = 3554) in the period 2007-2019 were analyzed. Linear regression analysis was used to assess the trend of the performances of all marathoners from Serbia, their distribution according to age groups by every 10 years, as well as the performances of the 10 first-ranked athletes in total and in each of the groups. The linear trend model on the sample of all marathoners from Serbia has shown that the performance became significantly worse over the years i.e., by 2:14 minutes per year. The trend of a significant decline in performance, ranging from 1:52 to 3:02 minutes per year, has been observed in all age groups of up to 50 years. The linear trend models obtained on the subsamples of the 10 first-ranked men in each of the analyzed age groups did not exceed the level of statistical significance, except in the group of males aged 50-60, where a significant performance trends improvement by 2:10 minutes a year was determined. The performances of competitors from Serbia at the Belgrade Marathon were declining in the examined period, along with a simultaneous increase in the number of participants in this event. It can be assumed that the average performance is declining due to an increasing number of recreational runners participating in the marathon, while the number of categorized runners is not increasing significantly, which in a way reflects conservatism and unchangeability within athletic long-distance races and marathon running events.

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The Trend in the Number of Participants From Serbia in the Belgrade Marathon From 2007 to 2019: The Effect of Gender and Age

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Sport Tourism as Driving Force for Destinations’ Sustainability

Sport Tourism as Driving Force for Destinations’ Sustainability

Analysis and performance trends of Serbian runners in the Belgrade marathon in the 2007-2019 period

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