The development of sports tourism is the inevitable requirement of enriching tourism product system，expanding tourism consumption space and promoting the transformation and upgrading of tourism. It is the inevitable choice to develop sports resources，realize the deep integration of national fitness and national health，and promote the quality and efficiency of sports industry. It is of great significance to cultivate new momentum of economic development and expand the new space of economic development. This study consults the relevant experts in the field of sports tourism by drawing lessons from the existing research results. This paper designs the evaluation index system of sports tourism city influence，which is composed of four subsystems：economic influence，cultural influence，resource influence and communication influence as first-level index，eight second-level index and forty-four third-level index. Based on the analysis of the influencing factors and main problems of sports tourism in Shanghai，it is suggested that Shanghai should grasp the development trend of new sports tourism，effectively optimize the structure of sports tourism，vigorously develop sports characteristics of small town tourism and create high-quality sports events tourism products.