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The aim of this research is to study the place of sports in Malekosho-ara Bahar poems. Regarding this, selected verses and poems in 8 areas consisting of "sports conceptualism from Malekosho-ara Bahar's perspective, importance and urgency of sports from Bahar's perspective, sports and childhood, sports in transition of past to present, sports and rationalism, sports and spirituality, sports and occupations, and finally sports and healthiness" have been scrutinized. The main reference for this research is Malekoshor-ara Bahar's full poetical works, based on the 1344 version which was published by Negah Publication in the year 1387 and other references pertinent to subjects. This research has been conducted using a descriptive method based on library perusal. Research findings showed that sports has been employed in different places of Malekosho-ara Bahar poems such as: homework and assignment, job and career, effort and endeavor, gain, abstinence, and farming. These findings also reveal that sports has a very special place in Bahar's perspective that not only was of high interest for Professor Bahar but also was being used by him to give humans advices to play sports. One can employ many of his viewpoints to expand the physical education culture and sports in our country.
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