Nanotechnology Use in Sports

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Research Method
Scope
The main target of this research are two main groups, the spectators and the athletes. These are two important stakeholders being affected by decisions related to nanotechnology’s use in sports. The fans and spectators of sports were reached through an online survey. By posting the survey on multiple websites and forums I was able to reach out to different people in different countries and get a representative opinion about the given issue. The athletes on the other hand were approached through a focus group and one-on-one interviews. The opinion of these two groups is important to address the gap mentioned above since an agreement must be reached to what extent nanotechnology should be allowed or not. Moreover, this research will focus on Egyptian athletes and fans because Egypt is a developing country and one of the aims of this research is to try to see if developing countries will be able to benefit from nanotechnology in sports rather than developed countries.
Methods
The data for the primary research was collected through online surveys with sports fans and one-on-one sessions and focus group with athletes.
Online Survey
This survey was intended for fans of all varieties of sports in different countries. The focus of this survey was the question of whether nanotechnology should be considered technological doping and become banned from sports or not. Data collected from this survey was used to draw conclusions as to whether there is an agreed consensus regarding this issue worldwide amongst sports fans and whether certain countries side in a particular way with the debate and the reasons behind this.
One-on-one sessions and focus group with athletes
In this part of the data collection process I have no...

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