To Assess the Social Impact and Legacy of Hosting Major Sporting Events Perceived by Local
Residents

 

Biao He
Liang Jiang

This research examines how local residents assess the social effect and tradition of hosting critical athletic events. Roughly 80% of the reached residents answered the survey energetically and agreeably, as a rule and 200 polls were at last conveyed and assembled for future examination. The survey comprised the following sorts of requests: socioeconomics, mindfulness trials of critical sporting events held in Shanghai, requests on the supposed social impacts of occasion hosting, and requests about attitudes. By and large, every respondent could name 3.5 events. The most notable occasion is ATP Tennis (58.9%), followed by the F1 Thousand Prix (54.9%), NBA China Game (50.9%), Shanghai Long Distance Race (43.8%), and Snooker Experts (40.4%). Just two of the best ten most notable events—FIFA Ladies' Football and the Swimming Big Showdown—are onetime events; the others comprise a yearly cycle. Each of the six elements was totally different from the place of lack of bias, which shows that respondents had various thoughts regarding what the large events held in Shanghai meant for individuals' lives. "Picture and status" were positioned as the most elevated of the four positive effect factors, trailed by "global trade and participation," "framework improvement," and "monetary and the travel industry improvement.” This study shows that locals not only have an overall idea of what sorts of events occur in a city but also have an idea of how significant those events are.

 

Keywords:Social hosting, Sporting events, Local residents, Socioeconomics

 
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