Abstract This study seeks to examine the differences in sports personalities between athletes who participate in indoor versus outdoor sports. A total of 200 athletes were chosen, including 100 indoor athletes (such as badminton, table tennis, and basketball) and 100 outdoor athletes (such as soccer, cricket, and athletics). The Sports Personality Inventory (SPI) was utilized to evaluate the personality traits of the participants. The findings showed notable differences in traits like extraversion, anxiety, and aggression between the two groups. Indoor athletes tended to be more introverted, less anxious, and less aggressive than outdoor athletes. These results have significant implications for understanding sports personalities and for selecting athletes suited to particular sports.
Hiremath et al. (Sat,) studied this question.