RESEARCH ARTICLE

Motives for competitive sports participation in

masters track and field athletes: Impact of

sociodemographic factors and competitive

background

Titta K$.$ Kontro $1*,$ Dmitriy Bondarev$^2,$ Kukka$-$Maaria Pyyk$$nen ${?}^1,$ Mikaela von Bonsdorff',

Lauri Laakso ${?}^1,$ Harri Suominen ${?}^1,$ Marko T$.$ Korhonen ${?}^2$

$1$ Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyv$$skyl$,$ Jyv$$skyl$,$ Finland, $2$ Gerontology Research

Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyv$$skyl$,$ Jyv$$skyl$,$ Finland

titamiinia@gmail.com

Abstract

Objectives

Masters athletes due to their lifelong engagement in sport represent a unique group to study

motivation for regular physical activity, but there is less scientific data on the sport motives in

masters athletes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association of age,

sex, education, nationality, competitive background and training amount with sport motives

of masters track and field athletes.