Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of poetry and music on ancient sports in Iran. As a cultural heritage, Iranian traditional gymnasium “Zurkhaneh” can be understood correctly and comprehensively when, in addition to what is seen from the point of view of today’s science, it is transcended and measured and analyzed in the field of thought and civilization that has emerged from it. This study was a field and library studies. A review of the poetry literature shows that Iranian ancient sport dates back to the Medes and pre-Islamic era. Among the traditional gymnasium poems, the poems that are related to the praise of God, the praise of the Holy Prophet Mohammed and the praise of Imam Ali, the first Shia Imam, have a special role in the music in the ancient sports. The lyrics and music becomes easier and closer to people’s lives, relying on simple and easy principles, to get people to follow the words and to put their words in their minds. The music in ancient sport has been chosen in such a way that the mentor can easily improvise and memorize it. The study on the influence of poetry and music on ancient sports confirms that; traditional gymnasium, as a cultural place and the poetry and music literature of traditional gymnasium as a component of this interconnected whole, have a huge effect. Traditional gymnasium is a training place for athletes and in this regard, poetry and music are tools that have each used their best forms for this teaching. It seems that survey and field studies on this issue should be considered by researchers in the field of sports science.
