This paper aims to develop a questionnaire to identify the main constructs of sustainability in Omani sports federations. It also seeks to build the items of these constructs to measure six sustainable development goals (SDGs): health 3 SDG, education 4 SDG, gender equality 5 SDG, economic empowerment 8 SDG, enhance urbanism 11 SDG, and governance and peace 16 SDG, in line with Oman Vision 2040. Seven expert panels were selected to validate the items’ instrument, alongside 50 individuals from Omani sports federations to assess validity and reliability using SPSS. The results showed that the validity of sustainability, as evaluated by the expert panel, reached a value of r = 0.89. For the environmental, social, and economic sustainability dimensions, the r values were 0.94, 0.92, and 0.82, respectively. The Pearson test indicated that all items of the sustainability dimensions are statistically significant, except for items 19 and 21 in the economic sustainability dimension, and item 32 in the social sustainability dimension. The overall reliability values of sustainability, measured by Cronbach’s alpha and Split-half, were 0.976 and 0.990, respectively. The study confirms the accuracy of validation and reliability processes, highlighting the instrument's importance for promoting sustainability in Oman's sports federations.
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