Tourism is today one of the most massive socio-economic phenomena, which is growing every year. We have such an example in the Republic of Croatia, where the number of arrivals and overnight stays of tourists is increasing significantly every year. If tourists visiting the Republic of Croatia were classified by type of tourism, then there would be a big difference between other types of tourism (health, cultural, rural, etc.) and sport tourism. Tourist boards, along with the Ministry, are trying to organize a large number of sporting events just for the sake of attracting the younger population of tourists. Croatia has a few sports events which promoting Croatia, but not only as a land of natural wealth, but a country which has a rich sport history.. The aim of this paper is to present the development of sports tourism in Croatia and to present some of its important events, as well as the problems and the development plan for sport tourism.