Research study for the assessment of nutrition knowledge of 120 (16-25 years) elite athletes and their coaches, selected from 5 universities and participating in 4 sports viz. hockey, athletics, badminton and lawn tennis was carried out. The knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) score of athletes...

Background: Injury surveillance is the cornerstone of any prevention program. However the same pertaining to women's boxing is meager. We hence intended to analyse the incidence, pattern and characteristics of injuries in female boxers during the 4th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship,...

Background: Athletes from different sports requires balance control for their better performance depending on game type they involved. When prescribing balance exercises to athletes in different sports, it may be important to recognize performance variations. Objective: The objective of the present ...

The success of a nation in sports depends increasingly on a number of closely interrelated factors. Previous research provides an overview of important determinants that can lead to international sporting success. Subsequently, many studies have used these determinants as a framework, to compare...

78 sportsmen aged 18-25 years were selected by purposive sampling technique. The sportsmen belonged to varied sports disciplines viz. runners (n=21), boxers (n=21), weightlifters (n=21) and wrestlers (n=15). The nutrient intake showed significant variation with respect to sports discipline and body ...

Purpose: Nutrition is an important component of any physical fitness program. The main dietary goal for active individuals is to obtain adequate nutrition to optimize health fitness and to increase sports performance. The present study aims to assess the nutrition knowledge, attitude and practice...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship of Self-Esteem with the performance in contact and non-contact sports. Four hundred forty eight (448) subjects were selected from contact and non-contact sports for this study. Their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. These subjects belonged ...

India boasts a rich sporting heritage dating back thousands of years. Despite its rich sporing culture, India only began developing its own sporting ecosystem in 1954 with the creation of the All-India Council of Sports (AICS), shortly after gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1947....

This article posits that the Indian 'aesthetic sports' industry which exists outside the mainstream competitive sports industry such as cricket, hockey and football is a potential 'soft power' which can leverage India's otherwise dwindling standing in the international sporting arena. This goal is...

The purpose of the study was to assess the opinion of college principals regarding decline in sports participation at intercollegiate women competition. The study was conducted on 30 Degree Colleges principals affiliated to Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka. The Opinionnaire pertaining to ...