Abstract: Using the methods of geographic centralization, K-nearest neighbor, kernel density estimation and buffer analysis, this paper analyzes the geospatial distribution of sports intangible cultural heritages in Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle. The findings show that sports intangible cultural heritages in Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle have formed the highest kernel density value gathering circle in the central city of Chongqing, the higher kernel density value region in Rongchang, and the moderate kernel density value region in Chengdu, Leshan, Guang’an, Yibin, Wanzhou and Qianjiang. The Spatial aggregation is concentrated and is of the agglomeration type. The main category of sports intangible cultural heritage is martial arts, followed by folk games and ethnic forms of athletics, and the number of ethnic forms is the least. The paper further analyzes by means of geographical detectors the influencing factors, finding that the influencing factors are mainly concentrated in rivers and elevated areas, traditional villages and cultural scenic spots, transportation and population density areas which are associated with social development level. Based on the analysis results and the principle of overall layout and coordinated construction, the paper proposes the paths to realize the inheritance of sports intangible cultural heritages, which include: constructing intangible cultural heritage corridors along rivers systems, building sports intangible cultural heritage resorts and accurately locating the role of cities with different development levels in the collaborative inheritance of sports intangible cultural heritages.

Key words: Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, sports intangible cultural heritage, traditional sports culture, spatial aggregation, collaborative inheritance