Attribution of success and failure of medal winnings in 10 sports branches of KONI Surakarta at the Porprov Central Java XVI 2023 at Pati Raya

This research purpose was examined the role of luck, task difficulty, effort, and ability in attribution of success and failure in winning medals in 10 sports branches of KONI Surakarta at the Porprov Central Java XVI 2023 at Pati Raya and determined the differences between athletes in 10 different sports branches. Exploratory qualitative with sample of 132 athletes (athletics (n = 11), Tarung Derajat (n = 15), kempo (n = 13), shooting (n = 11), swimming (n = 12), archery (n = 18), wushu (n = 14), equestrian (n = 18), karate (n = 13), muaythai (n = 7)). Data on failure reasons in the form of luck, task difficulty, effort, ability using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews and medal achievements were collected. Each interview was recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Independent t-test and one-way Anova were used to determine differences in attribution. The results showed that luck (t=3.471, p=0.001, ES=0.64) and task difficulty (t=3.177, p=0.002, ES=0.60) were found as reasons for failure, while effort (t=3.625, p=0.000, ES=0.69) and ability (t=3.869, p=0.000, ES=0.73) were found as reasons for success. The conclusion is that attribution plays a role in the success and failure of medal achievements. However, there are other factors resulting from semi-structured interviews that training preparation, physical preparation, mental control, and team coordination as reasons for success. While injuries, lack of playing experience, inability to handle pressure, stress, and panic as reasons for failure. There are also factors such as wind direction and body posture for archery, and rider-horse relationship for equestrian sports.