INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SPORTING ACTIVITIES

INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SPORTING ACTIVITIES

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out on the effect of covid-19 pandemic on sporting activities. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of the staff of Federal Ministry of Sport and Social Development, Abuja. In determining the sample size, the researcher randomly selected 59 respondents while 50 respondents were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables and percentage. The result of the findings reveals that; Covid-19 widespread had a tremendous effect on personal and group sports activities, sport organizations also suffered the global spread of covid-19 and resourceful sports competitions were also shut down as a result of Covid-19 outbreak. Based on the findings, the researcher opined that athletes’ on-field own risky behaviours and should be avoided to minimize unnecessary infection as close contact with others is unavoidable during contact sports. And more so, the decision to resume sporting events should correlate to the local number of cases and strict infection measures will need to be implemented at the early phases of resumption. Lastly, exercise with a face-mask definitely has a toll on the human body and it is advised to adjust the exercise intensity when masked. Sports and exercise may be important, especially for resourceful sport competitions, but safety is still paramount. Everyone should practice safe sports with the appropriate measures and prevent the further transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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