AUTHOR(S): U Rameshkumar and Dr. V Jayanthi

ABSTRACT:
The purpose of the study is to compare height and weight among All India Interuniversity Male Athletes. The present was conducted on 180 male university athletes which constitutes Sprinters (n = 36), Middle distance runners (n = 36), Long distance runners (n = 36), Jumpers (n = 36) and Throwers(n = 36). These players were selected from 77^th All India Inter University Athletic organised by Anna University, Chennai at Coimbatore (Tamilnadu) in January 2017. The study was conducted only on male athletes of age between 18 to 25 years. The result of the study showed that height and weight of male athletes differ significantly. Throwers displayed greater height and weight than others. It is concluded that throwers showed greater level of height and weight than sprinters, middle distance runners, long distance runners, jumpers.

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