A Comparative Study of Vo2 Max and Different Playing Positions of Mysore University Inter- Collegiate Male Kabaddi Players

Games and sports have been part of human life almost since the time immemorial be it a necessity for his survival i.e.hunting for food shelter and safety from wild animal or other enemies ,or as a pursuit of pleasure.The games and sports have been indispensable to mankind, and have become mode of come part of culture. The games and sports are e great unifying force and have tremendous effect on the national and international integration. Through the origin of sports is lost in antiquity, it is quite certain that physical activity has been a part of the life of even primitive men. For him it might have been a basic necessity of life,more than fun and diversion, for his survival depended on it. Hunting, fishing, hurling missiles were activities on which his survival depended.Gradually along with the process of evolution, such activities become more of play and become part of the culture of the tribes. People use sports and games as a mode of transmitting the cultural heritage of their tribes.