Inequality in sport and exercise under COVID19: The impact of sport for a resilient society

After education, the sports sector was the first to start up after the lockdown. Sport is considered important to alleviate problems resulting from the corona measures and thus contribute to a resilient society. But how is it achieved that citizens are active? Poverty, care tasks, social isolation and/or health issues - caused or reinforced by the corona measures - can create (too) high barriers to participation in sports and exercise. That is why changes in sports and exercise behavior of the population and of specific target groups are studied to see whether social inequality in sports is increasing or decreasing. In addition, the experiences of specific target groups during COVID-19 and the effectiveness of policy efforts to allow everyone to participate and optimize social value are discussed. Together we are able to arrive at guidelines for a society in which everyone can (continue to) participate in sports and exercise.