Sportcal, the leading sports market research company, published the annual Cities Index that analyses the success of nations and some cities in attracting major sports events. The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan - Kazan - rose nine places to tenth spot. Russia climbed to second place, with China taking the top position.
The index is based on multi-sport events and world championships that were hosted or are to be hosted six years prior or six years after in each country. The GSI project looks at the impact of sport on host nations and cities across a range of indicators including economic, financial, sport, media, social and environmental. This index is in its sedond edition and is part of the Global Sports Impact project.