The revitalization of urban cultural heritage through major sporting events

As global interest in sporting events continues to grow, their role in cultural preservation and promotion is becoming more prominent. This burgeoning recognition is not just limited to the economic and entertainment value of sporting events, but extends to their potential to act as catalysts for the preservation and celebration of urban intangible cultural heritage. Sporting events, often seen as mere athletic competitions, provide a unique platform for showcasing and revitalizing cultural practices, traditions and communal identities that might otherwise fade into obscurity. In urban environments, where globalization and modernization exert tremendous pressure on traditional cultural expressions, sporting events can serve as a dynamic arena for the reintegration of these cultural elements into the contemporary social fabric. The intersection of sporting events and urban intangible cultural heritage highlights a multifaceted relationship in which sport acts both as a medium and as a promoter of cultural continuity. This interaction highlights the importance of integrating cultural preservation strategies into the planning and execution of sporting events, ensuring that these events contribute significantly to the protection and dissemination of cultural heritage in urban environments.

This research topic aims to explore the significant relationship between major sporting events and urban and intangible cultural heritage, focusing on their role in cultural heritage conservation, heritage and innovation. It seeks to reveal how sporting events can act as a driving force in protecting and presenting urban cultural heritage, increasing public cultural awareness and identity, and contributing to sustainable urban development and cultural innovation. In addition, this research will examine how the legacy of sporting events, such as venues and organizational experiences, can be transformed into assets for long-term urban development and how these events can increase public awareness of cultural heritage by enriching content. event and audience enhancement. experience.

To gather more information on the intersection of sporting events and urban intangible cultural heritage, we welcome articles that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
– Interaction mechanisms between sports events and urban cultural heritage.
– Innovative presentation and application of intangible cultural heritage in sports events, such as the integration of Hangzhou silk production, tea culture, traditional music and other elements of intangible heritage with sports events.
– The legacy of sporting events and sustainable urban development.
– Cross promotion strategies between sport and cultural heritage.
– Sports events as new ways for innovation and urban cultural heritage.

Key words: Sports events, urban heritage, cultural preservation

Important note: All contributions to this research topic must fall within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to refer an out-of-scope manuscript to a more appropriate section or journal at any stage of peer review.

As global interest in sporting events continues to grow, their role in cultural preservation and promotion is becoming more prominent. This burgeoning recognition is not just limited to the economic and entertainment value of sporting events, but extends to their potential to act as catalysts for the preservation and celebration of urban intangible cultural heritage. Sporting events, often seen as mere athletic competitions, provide a unique platform for showcasing and revitalizing cultural practices, traditions and communal identities that might otherwise fade into obscurity. In urban environments, where globalization and modernization exert tremendous pressure on traditional cultural expressions, sporting events can serve as a dynamic arena for the reintegration of these cultural elements into the contemporary social fabric. The intersection of sporting events and urban intangible cultural heritage highlights a multifaceted relationship in which sport acts both as a medium and as a promoter of cultural continuity. This interaction highlights the importance of integrating cultural preservation strategies into the planning and execution of sporting events, ensuring that these events contribute significantly to the protection and dissemination of cultural heritage in urban environments.

This research topic aims to explore the significant relationship between major sporting events and urban and intangible cultural heritage, focusing on their role in cultural heritage conservation, heritage and innovation. It seeks to reveal how sporting events can act as a driving force in protecting and presenting urban cultural heritage, increasing public cultural awareness and identity, and contributing to sustainable urban development and cultural innovation. In addition, this research will examine how the legacy of sporting events, such as venues and organizational experiences, can be transformed into assets for long-term urban development and how these events can increase public awareness of cultural heritage by enriching content. event and audience enhancement. experience.

To gather more information on the intersection of sporting events and urban intangible cultural heritage, we welcome articles that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
– Interaction mechanisms between sports events and urban cultural heritage.
– Innovative presentation and application of intangible cultural heritage in sports events, such as the integration of Hangzhou silk production, tea culture, traditional music and other elements of intangible heritage with sports events.
– The legacy of sporting events and sustainable urban development.
– Cross promotion strategies between sport and cultural heritage.
– Sports events as new ways for innovation and urban cultural heritage.

Key words: Sports events, urban heritage, cultural preservation

Important note: All contributions to this research topic must fall within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to refer an out-of-scope manuscript to a more appropriate section or journal at any stage of peer review.