What impact may the epidemic situation in recent years have on the development of sports?

Since the global outbreak of COVID-19, the development of sports has been greatly affected. This effect may last until the end of the COVID-19 epidemic.

First of all, the COVID-19 epidemic has seriously impacted the overall income of the sports industry. In China, the impact of COVID-19 epidemic on sports industry is far less than that of international stadiums. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 has delayed many important games. Under the influence of COVID-19 epidemic, stadiums and indoor gymnasiums will reduce their opening frequency. In the process of watching the game on the spot, the audience needs to worry about the potential risk of infection. This situation keeps some rational spectators away from the scene of various ball games. The decrease of audience will reduce the ticket income of various events and affect the total income of the whole sports industry. From this perspective, the COVID-19 epidemic is the enemy of the sports industry.

Secondly, the spread of COVID-19 epidemic has affected many important international competitions. Take the incident in Tokyo as an example. The COVID-19 epidemic delayed the whole event in Tokyo for one year, and also put the whole event at risk of being cancelled. In the American professional basketball league, the COVID-19 epidemic has greatly reduced the schedule of the whole season. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, many football leagues in Europe were cancelled or postponed. Even if some important events are held as scheduled, participating athletes should worry about the risk of contracting COVID-19 virus. The spread of the epidemic also caused some teams to cancel their schedules.

Thirdly, the COVID-19 epidemic will affect the potential psychological state of athletes. Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, athletes' training and other activities have been seriously disturbed. The decline in the income of the sports industry will also reduce the wages of athletes themselves. In previous international competitions, an athlete in Greece publicly put forward the idea of retiring in front of the media, and the reason for his retirement was that his income was too meager. The spread of the COVID-19 epidemic will also reduce the total number of athletes. After all, if the income level cannot be improved, some people will lose the motivation to actively train and participate in competitions. This effect will also continue in the next exercise cycle.

To sum up, the epidemic situation in COVID-19 has a great impact on the development of sports.