著者

山口 志郎 伊藤 央二

出版者

日本生涯スポーツ学会

雑誌

生涯スポーツ学研究 (ISSN:13488619)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.17, no.1, pp.13-26, 2020 (Released:2021-01-18)

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By focusing on risk management of trail running events, this study aimed to (a) identify event organizers' risk and risk countermeasures, and (b) examine these relationships between the risk and risk countermeasures. This study conducted semi-structured interviews with six event managers engaged in risk management for the trail running events. The analysis, performed using the modified-grounded theory approach, yielded three risk categories (safety, natural environment, and social risks) and four risk countermeasures (risk avoidance, reduction, transfer, and retention). Notably, safety risk was found to be associated with risk avoidance, reduction, and transfer. By contrast, natural environment and social risks were related to risk avoidance, reduction, and retention. These results offer practical implications for the risk management of participation-based sporting events including trail running events.