The one way the Maze Runner and the Hunger Games are notably similar is the "survival" story-line that is implemented but the Maze Runner is more along the lines of a post-apocalypse story. The Hunger Games is more along the lines of a post-war story line but that part of the story (the separation of the Districts) is not seen/told until much later. Also, Both involve the killing of innocent children/adolescents by the authorities in charge as a means to find peace. The Hunger Games looks to use the “competition” to control the population and prevent an uprising. The Maze Runner (series not first film) is about finding a cure for civilization.
The central idea refers to the number of existing women to see the show, which outnumbered the number of men. Despite the fact that cycling is not considered a sport for women, attendance at the show suggests the great number of followers that this sport had in itself.