Sport Industry's Influence on City Construction and Development

The economic value produced by sport itself has become one integral part in the economic society. In the new round of city development, sport industry has been one of the important factors that influence the city economic development. So taking advantage of the sport industry's rapid expansion to hold large-scale sporting events can improve the host city's popularity very rapidly, promote the construction of urban infrastructure, beautify the city image, lift the city status, increase the humanistic quality and people's cohesion, boost the rapid development of the city tourism, as well as increase the city's international competitiveness. Developing sport industry not only needs high-standard sports competition gymnasiums and stadiums, but also wants advanced supporting facilities like transportation and communications. Many cities are willing to draw support from this opportunity to develop their urban economy. Speedening the construction of sport industry and holding successful sporting events can stimulate economic growth directly, promote the industrial structure's regulation and updating, drive relevant businesses to develop rapidly, and finally influence every component of the city's international competitive force and improve its comprehensive world competitiveness.