Millions of sports fans across the world tune into the Olympics, including younger generations who might be inspired by the event to participate in sports themselves. In a survey among adults worldwide in 2021, 80 percent of all respondents surveyed stated that they believed the Olympics inspired the next generation to participate in sports. China and Turkey were the countries with the highest level of agreement that the Olympics inspired sports participation.
Public opinion on whether the Olympics inspire tomorrow's generation to participate in sport worldwide as of June 2021, by country
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Ipsos. (July 13, 2021). Public opinion on whether the Olympics inspire tomorrow's generation to participate in sport worldwide as of June 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252530/olympics-inspiration-sports-participation-worldwide/
Ipsos. "Public opinion on whether the Olympics inspire tomorrow's generation to participate in sport worldwide as of June 2021, by country." Chart. July 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252530/olympics-inspiration-sports-participation-worldwide/
Ipsos. (2021). Public opinion on whether the Olympics inspire tomorrow's generation to participate in sport worldwide as of June 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252530/olympics-inspiration-sports-participation-worldwide/
Ipsos. "Public Opinion on Whether The Olympics Inspire Tomorrow's Generation to Participate in Sport Worldwide as of June 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252530/olympics-inspiration-sports-participation-worldwide/
Ipsos, Public opinion on whether the Olympics inspire tomorrow's generation to participate in sport worldwide as of June 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252530/olympics-inspiration-sports-participation-worldwide/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Public opinion on whether the Olympics inspire tomorrow's generation to participate in sport worldwide as of June 2021, by country [Graph], Ipsos, July 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252530/olympics-inspiration-sports-participation-worldwide/