Explaining the Role of Key Indicators Leading to The Success of Iran in The Rio Olympics Based on SPLISS Model

The purpose of this study was to explain the role of key indicators leading to the success of Iran in the Rio Olympics based on the SPLISS model. The research method was descriptive-analytical, in terms of purpose it was practical, and it was a fieldwork and questionnaires base in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study was all of the athletes, coaches and Participants in the Rio Olympic Games (N = 269), and, sampling was (done as a) full census according to a limited number of the research population. The research instrument was Sports Success Indicators questionnaire designed by El Bouscher et al (2012). The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the relevant experts and its reliability was 0.93 based on the Cronbach’s alpha test. Data analysis was done by descriptive statistics and Kolmogorov-Smirnov and one-sample t-tests in SPSS software and structural equation modeling using in Smart Pls3 software. The results showed that financial support, structural and political factors, development and identification of athletic talents, athletic and job support, development of training facilities, qualitative and quantitative development of coaching, Increased participation in national-international competitions, scientific-research support, socio-environmental factors and geographical diversity and increasing the participation of people in the sport has significant role in the success of the Olympic sports teams. Also, the result of structural equation modeling showed that all the affecting factors in the success of the Rio Olympics' sports teams have an acceptable and positive in the T value and a factor load variables.