The Progress and Identification of Cultural Sport of Dawuro and Their Contribution to Social Interaction and Fitness

Abstract

The study focuses on identification of Dawro cultural sports, types, purposes and their contribution to social interaction, health and fitness. In addition to this, the study also focuses on factors affecting the development of cultural sports of Dawuro. Data were collected from two woredas (Tercha and Tocha) through one of the non- probability sampling techniques called purposive sampling. The participants of this study were ten (10) sport professionals, eight (8) elders and twelve (12) youngsters. Thematic analysis was used to analyze data collected through observation, questionnaires and document analysis. The major finding of this study was the cultural sports of Dawuro practiced by most Dawuro society and contributed for multiple health and social benefits related with daily life. But currently these cultural sports are dominated by modern sports, not included in all Dawro games, and they are at the edge of disappearing, to improve the development of cultural sports of Dawuro, the informants are recommended as the three stakeholders (elders, sport experts and youths) should be together and discuss on the Dawuro cultural sports and preparing training places to transfer their experiences for youth and competition should be conducted inside each woreda among woredas which participate all youths to let adults based on the cultural sports criteria.