2023, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Part F

The present study aimed to assess the aspects of mental toughness in elite female track and field athletes. For the present study, 40 elite female track and field athletes (Average age 23.22 years) were selected as a sample. Similarly, 40 sub-elite female track and field athletes (Average age 22.62 years) were also selected as samples. The selection of elite female track and field athletes was done from only those who took part in national level tournaments and who came in first four positions in these events. The criterion for the selection of sub-elite female track and field athletes was set to participation in district-level events. To assess the mental toughness of selected female track and field athletes, the Mental Toughness Questionnaire prepared by Tiwari (2007) was used. It was concluded that elite female track and field athletes are superior in aspects of mental toughness namely self-confidence, motivation, attention control, goal setting, visual and imagery control, and attitude control as compared to sub-elite female track and field athletes.