Sport, Health and Happiness in the Context of the 19^th Hangzhou Asian Games

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  Health and happiness are two essential purposes for people across cultures. Sport is one of the most popular leisure activities that people enjoy worldwide. The role of sport in promoting health has been well recognized, and sport is also supposed to boost participants' happiness. The purposes of this keynote are: (a) to provide an overview of the associations between sport, health and happiness; (b) to explore the specific relationships between sport, health and happiness in the context of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games based on a survey (N = 1000) conducted in May 2022; and (c) to examine the impact of preparations of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games on the residents' sport participation, and their satisfaction towards the changes it has brought to the city. The results showed that (a) different sport participation frequency, duration and sport cost of last year had significant correlation with health and happiness; (b) residents who had different sport participation frequency, duration, sport spending were significantly different in health and happiness; (c) most residents were more active in sport than before and they were very satisfied with multiple life satisfaction domains in Hangzhou. This study deepened the understanding of the positive relationships between sport and health and happiness, and confirmed the effectiveness of using mega sports events to improve residents' sport participation, promoting the development of the city and leading to a better life for residents.