The present study investigates the impact of athletic identity on the prevalence of emotional abuse among track and field athletes in Khorasan Razavi Province. Volunteer participants (N=100) completed Brewer’s Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (1993) and the Emotional Abuse Questionnaire developed by Dietz et al. (2016). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Results showed that the mean level of emotional abuse among track and field athletes was 3.99, indicating a moderate level. The average athletic identity score was 2.92, suggesting a moderate-to-low identification with the athlete role. Female athletes reported slightly higher levels of emotional abuse than males, with the highest prevalence observed among athletes aged 19–26 years and those with 5–10 years of experience. A significant positive correlation was found between athletic identity and emotional abuse, indicating that stronger athletic identity is associated with greater exposure to or internalization of emotionally abusive behaviors. Athletes with a stronger athletic identity appear to be at higher risk of enduring or normalizing coaches’ abusive behaviors. Therefore, educational programs on professional ethics and communication skills should be integrated into coach development curricula nationwide.