At this time, many people felt that since these local areas had no experience or talent, there was no way they would be capable of holding international events. Looking at the situation now, however, it seems that these worries were misplaced.
當初很多人都認為，地方既沒經驗也沒有人才，不可能有舉辦國際活動的能力，現在看來，這個擔心是多餘的。