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• EXAMINATION OF CONSUMPTION HABITS OF THE VIEWERS AND NATIONAL ECONOMY EFFECT AT THE 2023. WKF KARATE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

  Gábor László Bátor

  Tamás Laczkó

  Péter Szabó

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  Sporting event tourism is a rapidly expanding segment of sports tourism (DREYER, 2002; WEED, 2006; BÁNHIDI, 2015; BORBÉLY-MÜLLER, 2015; LAFLIN, 2018). Alongside the growing number of events, domestic and international spectators have also increased significantly (LAFLIN 2018, LACZKÓ-STOCKER, 2020). Hungary hosted the Karate World Championship for the first time in karate history. This study aimed to analyze the consumption habits of domestic and international spectators attending the event.

  A questionnaire survey of 806 visitors was conducted, and the data was analyzed using SPSS. Economic impacts were assessed using input-output analysis based on the Sectoral Balance of Relations. Results indicated that the event's tourism appeal was primarily local and regional, with 78.7% of domestic respondents traveling less than 50 km. Domestic spectators attended an average of 2.76 competition days during the six-day event, while international visitors spent 4.42 nights in Hungary. The average total expenditures were HUF 43,075.26 for domestic spectators and HUF 471,741 for international spectators. The event contributed HUF 1.55 billion to Hungary's GDP. The World Championship reinforced Hungary's status in sports tourism, showcasing the economic and social benefits of hosting international events. Positive feedback from spectators affirmed the successful organization and highlighted the continued viability of such events in Hungary.

• INVESTIGATION OF THE MOTIVATION OF THE SUPPORTERS IN VOLLEYBALL MATCHES IN THE EXAMPLE OF DEAC

  Zalán Mihály Bács

  Lajos Lente

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  290

  In the present study, we investigated the motivation of people attending volleyball matches of the Debreceni Egyetemi Atlétikai Club. In our complex research, we investigate the passive sports consumption of teams competing in the spectator sports of the DEAC university club. The present study explicitly examines the spectatorship of volleyball, as we are curious to discover whether the followers of different sports show different motivations. The method chosen for the research was a questionnaire delivered online to the target audience using the snowball method. The resulting sample of 128 respondents was relevant to the opinions of 54 respondents. Based on our previous research, we hypothesized that one of the main motivation factors would be the game's beauty and the sport's aesthetics. Our hypothesis was confirmed; our study found that not only one of the main factors but the most important motivating factor is the beauty of the sport; as in the present study, the aesthetics and excitement of volleyball was the most important motivating factor for the respondents.