The purpose of this study was to determine the level of sports participation of the people of East Java and its distribution in 2022. This study is survey research with a quantitative approach and using a cross sectional design. A total of 25945 people from East Java were used as respondents for this research by using snowball sampling technique. Data was collected using a questionnaire to determine the level of participation in sports in East Java. Data on the distribution of sports in East Java was obtained from filling out questionnaires from 38 cities/regencies in East Java which were divided into 5 Regional Coordinating Agency (Bakorwil). The results showed that the percentage of sports participation in East Java is still low below 1% and the highest participation in rhythmic gymnastics was in Bakorwil 1, 3 and 5 with a percentage of 35,61%, 47,80% and 30,45%, respectively, while soccer was the highest in Bakorwil 2 with a percentage of 31,39% and badminton was the highest in Bakorwil 4 with a percentage of 20,87%. The conclusion is spsorts participation in East Java is still low and aerobics gymnastics is the most popular community sport in East Java in 2022.