Author(s): Dr. Parmod Kumar Sethi

Abstract:
The objective of the research paper was to analyze the mental toughness of Elite Sportswomen of Taekwondo and Olympic style weightlifting. The study covered Female (n=20) in which Taekwondo (n=10) and Weightlifting (n=10) Elite players aged between 17 to 26 years. To assess mental toughness, questionnaire by Goldberg (1998) [6] which consist of 30 items was applied to all players. The statistical technique employed for analyzing the data were Mean, Standard Deviation and ‘t’ test. The level of significant chosen was .05. The result of the study indicated that there was no significant difference was found between two groups but descriptive statistic shown that taekwondo players were more mental tough than weightlifting players.

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