Through document literature，field method，interviewing method and logical analysis，in the paper，it makes some investigations and researches on development of traditional sports tourism resources of Yi nationality in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The study shows that the combination of culture，sports and tourism still doesn ’t give full play to their efficiencies，and development and utilization of traditional sports tourism resources of Yi nationality should be further improved. Meanwhile，at present，with small scale and little influence，the traditional sports tourism of Yi nationality is still in the subordinate status in tourist industry，which is not yet regarded as a independent tourist project or industry. Aiming at these problems，it puts forward corresponding suggestions which are to make full use of the national cultural brand——“Torch Festival of Yi people”，assimilate Yi people’s traditional sports into tourist activities，which shows its local and ecological characteristics，and inherit and promote Yi people’s national culture.