The 11th National Games is the first National Games in the post-Beijing Olympic era. In this context, the holding of the 11th National Games has greatly promoted the process of China from a sports power to a sports power, which is of milestone significance. (Xiao Tian, Deputy Director of the 11th National Games Organizing Committee and Deputy Director of the State Sports General Administration)

The National Games pushed Shandong to a new historical stage, showed its economic strength, good image and harmonious civilization, provided an important opportunity for Shandong's development, injected a strong humanistic force into the brand building of "Friendly Shandong" and greatly enhanced Shandong's soft power. (Popular Network) The first National Games Village in the history of the National Games was built in Shandong, which organically combined the construction of sports facilities with urban construction, promoted the construction of spiritual civilization by taking advantage of the east wind of the National Games, made stadiums and gymnasiums serve the masses as much as possible, invested 5 billion yuan to build a national fitness project, and promoted the development of mass sports. (xinhuanet)

As the main venue, Jinan's urban infrastructure investment reached more than 654.38+04 billion yuan, and 926 construction and environmental improvement projects were implemented, which improved the basic supporting service facilities and enhanced the city image of Jinan. The 11th National Games has pushed forward the urban construction of Jinan for eight years. (xinhuanet)

However, after the competition, in addition to the profitable opening of Jinan Olympic Sports Center, a considerable number of venues have not been fully utilized and opened to the outside world, resulting in idle waste, and high maintenance costs have become the burden of local governments. (Jinan Daily)