The pandemic crisis and its impact on sport

Michał Lenartowicz

doi:10.18778/0208-600X.84.01

Authors

Michał Lenartowicz Katedra Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego w Warszawie, ul. Marymoncka 34, 00-968 Warszawa 45 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6237-6287

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/0208-600X.84.01

Keywords:

sport, media, COVID-19, consumption, sports fans

Abstract

The article describes the changes in the functioning of media-dependent professional and competitive sport caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses the strong dependence of sport on electronic media; the consequences of a break in the production of sports broadcasts for the media, sports organisations and athletes; and pandemic remedial strategies. A discussion of the role of sport in contemporary consumer culture and its importance in the development and reduction of the impact of the pandemic is also presented.

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