Self-identification features of professional athletes in modern Russia

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the attitudes of the athletes towards the motivation of "high achievements" in the framework of the development of professional sports in Russia. The analysis of the established practices in professional sports allows evaluate the existing system from the point of view of an athlete. A multistage survey was chosen as the main research method. The general sample of this study is represented by 17-45-year-oldsports masters, international sports masters and honored sports masters whose main occupation and a source of income and "social capital" to meet most social needs includes sports activities such as training and demonstration of "high sports results". The study shows that Russian athletes evaluate the positive dynamics in their activities by the level of remuneration.