Traditional Games as Tourism Sports and Characteristics of Sports Culture in Sumbawa Indonesia

This study aims to find out traditional games as tourism sports and characteristics of sport culture in sumbawa indonesia. This type of research is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The informant retrieval technique uses the Snowball Sampling technique. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and document analysis. The data validity technique used triangulation technique. Data analysis was carried out in four stages, namely: the data collection stage, the data reduction stage, the data presentation stage, and the conclusion drawing stage. From the results of the study, it can be identified Sumbawa is an area rich in culture and tradition, there are many cultures and traditions. One example is in traditional games from the Sumbawa area such as: Barapan kebo, playing Jaran, Bakaraci, gentao, barempuk and so on. In each of these traditional games there is a culture and tradition in each game which is still maintained by the Sumbawa community itself until now. However, although there are many other traditional games, the popularity of the traditional game of Main Jaran is still very popular with the people of Sumbawa until now and is routinely carried out every year on the island of Sumbawa. It can be identified the sports values ​​contained in the traditional game of playing jaran, namely: cooperation, communication, respect for rules, problem solving, understanding, relationships with others, leadership, respect for others, business values, how to achieve victory, respect defeat, how to manage competence, fair play, sharing, self-respect, trust, honesty, confidence, tolerance, and resilience. Ethical values ​​such as fair play, honesty, and sportsmanship have special relevance in sports, where these values ​​can be applied in increasing commitment to implementing fairness in competition.Keywords: Traditional Games, Sport Tourism, Sport Culture