International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of Core strength Training  exercises on the development of abdominal strength  among  Sprinters of Hyderabad District in Telangana State.To achieve this purpose Twenty  Sprinters of Govt. College of Physical Education, Domalguda  in the age group of 18 to 20 Years  taken as subjects.The selected twenty  subjects were divided into two equal groups of ten members each as one experimental groups and one control group, in which group – I (n=10) underwent core strength training exercises   for three days per week for six  weeks and group – II (n=10) acted as control who are not participate any training apart from their regular activities. The Sit Ups Test Pre and Post Test were conducted among two  groups to assess the abdominal strength. The  results of the study it was found that there was a significant difference of performance due to core strength training exercises  when compared with the control group for development of abdominal strength Key words: Sprinters, Core Strength Training,  abdominal strength etc.