Sport has never been a more appreciated tool than at present, particularly when dealing with development at various levels of society, be it communities, gender issues, or factors affecting youth. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the level of empirical evidence on the impact of sport based interventions on human development. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) approach was utilized to conduct a systematic literature search of selected databases with a search range of 2010 to 2021. Findings indicate an increase in the number of studies on the subject, continent, research design, and journal publication. Content analysis revealed the sample characteristics; objectives and content used in the programs; methodology and intervention strategies; and program limitations. Future research should extend the search to other databases, languages, and subjects related sustainability of community interventions.

Guatemala is a multiethnic and multicultural country that has suffered from poverty and violence. Sports can serve as tool to foster development across the country; however, there is limited research on the use of sports as a tool for promoting broader social benefits in Guatemala. The purpose of this study was to compare sports and the health and physiological characteristics of at-risk youths in Guatemala. The research objectives were achieved through a quantitative approach and the participation of 90 youths involved in an educational organization through sports and 91 youths who have not been influenced by any organization. The results showed that urban at-risk youths involved in a sports for education organization develop more self-esteem; they have higher levels of physical activity than their peers who are not involved in an educational organization; the socioemotional competencies of self-regulation and motivation are higher in urban areas; empathy is higher in men than in women; the level of the self-perception of health is lower and health literacy higher. However, the at-risk youths who are not involved in an educational organization showed that their self-regulation was higher, and the level of health literacy was higher for all factors. This was through a set of attitudes and skills as a result of their historical development and sociocultural strategies transmitted from generation to generation to foster health and physical activity.

El objeto de este estudio de investigación es doble. Primero, explicar un marco histórico sobre la práctica de la actividad física desde la antigüedad hasta los tiempos modernos donde se integra la promoción del cambio social y el desarrollo sostenible. En segundo lugar, mostrar un panorama de iniciativas sociales que utilizan la educación física y el deporte en Guatemala, que involucran al movimiento olímpico dentro de sus intervenciones sociales. El estudio se llevó a cabo mediante una exhaustiva metodología de investigación documental dentro de bases de datos de artículos científicos especializados. Además, el uso de literatura de estudios olímpicos e iniciativas deportivas sociales seleccionadas. Los resultados muestran cómo el Olimpismo y el deporte se integran en el trabajo prosocial hacia la promoción de objetivos de desarrollo sostenible y proponen futuras iniciativas para el desarrollo de esta línea de investigación limitada en Guatemala.

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