This study was aimed at the comparative study of some selected anthropometric measurements and somatotyping components of Ethiopian female jumpers. The sample of the study was total 30 female high, long and triple jumper athletes, who participated in Ethiopian first division clubs. The stratified sampling technique was employed to select the athletes. The age of athletes was between 17-26 years. The selected anthropometric variables taken for the study were (Height, weight, BMI, thigh, calf, chest, triceps, subscapular and supraspinal skinfold, femur, humerus and arm and calf girth). The data was analyzed using SPSS 20.0 version. The result of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed significant differences among jumpers across selected anthropometric characteristics and 'F' ratio showed significant differences. The Tukey's Post-hoc test was used to investigate the mean differences and 0.05 confidence level was set. The results of the study revealed that, the mean scores for the Endomorph, thigh and calf skinfold for high jumpers was significantly different for long jumpers. In addition, the mean scores for the sum of 7 fat skinfold, body fat percent, body fat weight and body density of long jumpers were statistically significant varied for high jumper and triple jumper athletes. However, the mean scores of mesomorph, ectomorph, and lean body weight for high jump, long jump and triple jump were not statistically significant varied. The study also revealed that the high jumpers had the highest lean body weight in comparison with other jumpers. Besides, high jumpers had the highest ectomorph component while long and triple jumpers were found to have higher mesomorph component. Introduction Ethiopian field event athletes facing myriads of challenges through the process of reaching the climax stage of performance regarding to the talent identification process. The stakeholders have also been trying to alleviate these rampant problems. The problem encountered in Ethiopian associated with identification and selection of talented by using old methods (not scientific). One typical immediate solution that to identify athletes by anthropometric and body physique with relevant sports called ''morphological optimization''. Anthropometric is one branch of morphological aspects which is important for a specific sport. The facts of anthropometric measurements provide us, particularly athletes with the useful improvement of athletic performance. Various body measurements such as height, body weight, body mass index, leg length, thigh, calf, waist and circumference and waist height ratio are closely tied up with jumping performance. This study gives an overview of research results on anthropometric measurements and jumping performance Anthropometric, morphological and somatotypeing characteristics play an important role in identifying the achievement of athletes. Various studies conducted by many scholars, i.e. Claessens et al. (1994) [5] there are many factors which contribute to the sports performance. Skill, psychological characteristics, powerful and capacious energy-production systems are all important factors in sports performance, but the main success factors in sports are body size, shape and morphology. Ranawat (2010) [13] the importance of morphological optimization varies from sport to sport. They are smaller (Hockey player), leaner (distance runner), more muscular (power lifters), fatter (sumo wrestlers), taller (basketball player), or have longer legs (high jumpers).

Advances in body composition assessment enable a detailed body composition analyses and the respective organization at different levels. Sports-related professionals are interested in understanding how and which body components are relevant for improving performance, prevent injury risk, and monitor athletic health. The aim of this review is to propose an integrative model that links performance, injury risk, and athletic health with body components, and to report their cross-sectional and longitudinal associations. Cross-sectional studies reveal that endurance athletes with higher fat mass (FM) show a longer race time, whereas a higher fat-free mass benefits power and strength-related tasks. Longitudinal studies indicated that increases in intracellular water, assessed through dilution techniques, were associated with power and strength improvements, independently of weight and lean-soft-tissue changes. There is evidence that athletes involved in weight-sensitive sports restrict energy intake, thus reducing energy availability (EA) and compromising bone health (Female Athlete Triad). To counteract the low EA and related negative energy balance, metabolic adaption (MA) occurs to promote energy conservation. Currently, reference values for body composition assessment using anthropometry and DXA are available for a few sports, according to sex. More research is needed to develop a functional body composition profile according to sports-specific requirements.

The purpose of this study was to compare the anthropometric characteristics of volleyball players at different level of competition (i.e. inter-college level and inter-school level). A sample of 72 subjects, which includes 36 each, inter-college level (N=36, mean ± SD: age 20.42 ± 0.87 years, height 178.06± 6.14cm, weight 67.64± 6.88kg, BMI 21.34± 2.06) and inter-school level (N=36, mean ± SD: age 17.42 ± 0.87 years, height 174.06± 6.14cm, weight 64.64± 6.88kg, BMI 21.33± 2.12) male volleyball players, was selected for the present study. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the subjects. All the subjects were assessed for height, weight, lengths, circumferences, diameters and skin fold thicknesses. An independent samples t-test revealed that inter-college volleyball players had significantly higher height (p˂0.05), arm length(p˂0.05), upper leg length (p˂0.05) and lower leg length (p˂0.05) as compared to inter-school level volleyball players. The inter-college level volleyball players were also found to have significantly greater elbow diameter (p˂0.05), shoulder diameter (p˂0.05), hip diameter (p˂ 0.05), knee diameter (p˂0.05),calf circumference (p˂0.05), chest circumference (p˂0.05), upper arm circumference (p˂0.05) and fore arm circumference (p˂0.05).Inter-school volleyball players had significantly greater biceps (p˂0.05), triceps (p˂0.05), subscapular (p˂ 0.05) andsuprailliacskinfold (p˂ 0.05) as compared to basketball players.

Abstract The significant role of anthropometric characteristics in sport performance besides other factors is well known. Requirement of specific physique for good performance in specific sports has been established in different studies. The athletic performance of Bangladesh is not that much well and that might be due to different physiological or psychological or skill level aspects. A physical and physiological study was conducted to find out the reason for poor performance of the Track and Field athletes as athletic performance was more dependent on physiological demands besides skill and techniques. Body composition, somatotype and VO 2max of twenty-eight national level athletes (15 male and 13 female) were studied at Bangladesh Institute of Sports (BKSP). Average height and weight of the female athletes of the present study were 157.6 cm (± 5.4) and 50.6 kg (± 4.5) respectively with an average age of 17.8 yr (± 1.6). The stature ranged between 149.0 cm and 166.2 cm whereas that of body weight was between 44.0 kg and 60.3 kg. Similarly their male counterparts possessed an average height of 171.2 cm (SD ± 7.5, range 157.4.cm - 181.4 cm) with an average body mass of 62.7 kg (SD ± 8.2, range 47.2 kg– 73.5 kg). A slightly high body fat% of 18.4 (SD ± 2.3, range 14.1% - 22.0%) was observed for the female athletes whereas that of their male counterparts was 7.9% (SD ± 1.5, range 5.7% - 11.3%). Average balanced mesomorph with less mesomorph component was observed for the female athletes (2.7±0.5−3.4±0.9−2.7±0.9) while that of their male counterparts was ectomorphic mesomorph with less mesomorph component (1.5±0.4−4.0±1.1−3.0±1.1). Normal range of body fat% was observed both in male and female athletes with slightly higher in females. An average VO 2max of 45.3 ml.kg -1 .min -1 (SD ± 6.6, range 34.1-56.1) was observed for female athletes whereas that of their male counterparts was 59.1 ml.kg -1 .min -1 (SD ± 5.3, range 50.3- 68.4). Anthropometric characteristics in terms of Somatotype of the Bangladeshi athletes were poor compare to Olympians and other international athletes though the physiological aspects in terms of VO 2max were more considerable compare to international athletes. Hence, poor performance of Bangladeshi athletics might be due to poor anthropometric characteristics which support the importance of Anthropometric characteristics in athletic performances. Keywords : body composition, somatotype, athlete, bangladesh

Khelo India School Games (KISG) an ambitious program introduced by MYAS, Govt. of India for sports excellence was launched successfully in Delhi in 2018. The mandate was to revive the sports culture in the country at the grass root level. KISG helped identifying almost 1500 talented players in the 1st stage, which will be supported financially through developmental program for participation in international events. This paper studies the selected Khelo India Athletes and compares their performances. The analytical comparison also highlights the achievable targets with respect to timing, distance that is still to be achieved before qualifying for Olympics Games.

To fulfill the purpose of this study total sixty-eight boys between the age group of 17-19 years were selected as subjects for the study. Out of these thirty-four boys was football players, who participated at State level competition and the other thirty-four boys were non-players, who never took active part in any event or game at any age level. The purpose of the study was to compare the anthropometric characteristics and physical performance of football players. Various body measurement including linear diameters, circumferences and skin folds were taken by following the standard technique of Tanner et al (1969). Somatotype were assessed with the help of Heath and Carter method (1967). Percentage of body fat was estimated by applying the equation of Slaughter et al. (1980). Mean, standard deviation and independent student 't' test were used as statistical tools. It was found that football players were slightly heavier and taller than the control boys, however the differences were non significant. They also possess significantly low rating of endomorphy and waist circumference than control boys. football players performed better in physical performance tests than control boys, however the significant difference was only observed in Standing broad jump. Results of this study depicted that rural control boys being physically active did not differentiate much than the football boys players.