Sports infrastructure plays a crucial role in achieving excellence in the global arena of sports. It not only helps in producing sports persons of international repute, but also encourages the young population of a country to participate in sporting activities with the objective of creating a culturing of sports.

Sport is increasingly seen as a central strategy for cities to promote their image and global position, undertake regeneration and tackle problems of social exclusion. Governments increasingly use sports events to influence city development in a more comprehensive way, combining economic, social, environmental and other concerns.