This study aims to investigate the relationship among operational factors of sports event run by local gov -ernments`, its participants` satisfaction and re-participation. This empirical study analysis was performed on data from 516 participants of ``...
This study aims to investigate the relationship among operational factors of sports event run by local gov -ernments`, its participants` satisfaction and re-participation. This empirical study analysis was performed on data from 516 participants of ``2012 Hwa-Rang National Youth Soccer Tournament``. As for its analysis method, frequency analysis, reliability analysis and exploratory factor analysis were done by using SPSS 11.0, in addition, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were done by using LISREL 8.5. The results of this study are as follows: First, all operational factors of sports event such as amenities facilities, event management, tournament progress and stadium facilities have stimulated significant effects on its participants` satisfaction. Second, tournament progress of sports event was shown to have a significant effect on participants` reparticipation intention, whereas the other operational factors such as amenities facilities, event management, and stadium facilities were not. Third, the participants` satis faction had a significant relationship with their reparticipation intention of the sports event.