Abstract
Objective: To investigate the change in young elite Japanese athlete’s attitudes during the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010. Design: Survey study. Setting: 2010 YOG, Singapore. Participants: Data were collected from individual surveys completed by 57 athletes selected for the Japanese national team. Main outcome measures: Main outcome measures were change in athlete’s awareness of the equal emphasis on sport, culture, and education and athlete understands of anti-doping education. Results: A total of 57 athletes agreed to participate in this study, Twenty-five respondents indicated that their main route of entry into their competition sport was family members who played the sport. Thirty-one respondents indicated that fun upon winning the game was their primary motivation for continuing to participate in the sport and 42 respondents stated that a good result in the competition was the main types of satisfaction gained from participation. Conclusions: The results revealed the influences for taking up sports among young elite athletes on the Japanese national team competing at the Singapore YOG in 2010. The findings indicated that athletes were originally influenced by their parents. Lastly, the attitude of the Japanese athletes was significantly broadened through participation in the YOG.
Highlights
The inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) were held in Singapore from August 14 to 26, 2010
A total of 57 athletes agreed to participate in this study, Twenty-five respondents indicated that their main route of entry into their competition sport was family members who played the sport
The results revealed the influences for taking up sports among young elite athletes on the Japanese national team competing at the Singapore YOG in 2010
Summary
Regarding the nature of the route by which athletes became involved in their sport, 25 respondents indicated that members of their family played the sport and 11 indicated that the sport was recommended to them by their family. Athletes who began practicing their sport between age 6 and 10 were involved in athletics, archery, badminton, basketball, cycling, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, wrestling, and weightlifting. Girls in athletics; boys in archery; girls in basketball; girls in rowing; and boys and girls in sailing (Table 4) Regarding their motivation for continuing to participate in the sport, 31 respondents indicated that they participating because they enjoyed competing and winning, 19 that they were aiming to be the best they could, 30 that they wanted to participate in world championships and the Olympic Games, 2 that they wanted to receive a scholarship, that they thought they could make friends and meet a variety of people through sports, and 10 that they wanted to make the people who support them happy (Table 5). What is your main reason to compete at YOG ? (Multiple choices allowed)
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