Indianapolis's Global Identity

Some may say that location and geographic is everything when it comes to building a sport super city. Others, like Indianapolis, thought that this location could never be what the 15th largest city is today. Indianapolis went from Naptown to Super City successfully using sports as a tool for economic and socio-cultural development. This transformed the entire image that has put them on the pedestal for forming sports commissions and hosting different levels of sporting events. At the time, Indianapolis utilized the first-mover advantage, which no one had considered utilizing sports as a strategy. This ultimately helped paved the way for rebuilding a city that had nothing to lose. It also demonstrates how Indianapolis used the different market
From youth tournaments to Super Bowl host, Indianapolis is a result of 30-plus year’s experience of hosting and cultivating a variety of major sporting events. Indianapolis’ identity has been transformed by the time it takes to hosting an event, whether it is a week long or one-day. For example, this year Indianapolis will host the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. This event in particular is the biggest one-day spectator-sporting event in the world. Indianapolis offers sports fans of different backgrounds the experience that fans want from a location that has put them on the map for all different levels of sports. Indy meets the needs a sports fan from youth, high school, college, amateur, and professional sports. Year-round, Indianapolis is continuously hosting sporting events that cater to its locals and visitors from all over the world. Executing a sports initiative strategy for socio-cultural and economic development set the standard for sporting events in Indianapolis. Through overcoming major adversity, Indianapolis has a lot to offer to sports fans to give them what they want from a host city of all kinds by headquartering major governing bodies’, building world class facilities, and hosting to winning major