Abstract
The motive of this study was to analyze, interpret and assess psychological variables between Indian and Indonesian sports-persons. Two psychological variables i.e. Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety were selected to understand the difference and non-difference psychic strength and lacuna between Indian and Indonesian sports-persons. This study also conducted to find out a correlation between Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety among Indian and Indonesian sports-persons. For the purpose of this study, 50 elite sports-persons from India and 50 elite sports-persons from Indonesia were randomly selected. The subjects’ age ranged between 18-25 years. To measure sports achievement motivation and sports competition anxiety between Indian and Indonesian sports-persons, Sports Achievement Motivation Test (SAMT) developed by M.L. Kamlesh in 1990 and Sports Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) developed by Rainer Martens in 1977, were introduced respectively. For statistical analysis and interpretation of data, Independent Sample t-Test and Pearson Product-moment Correlation were conducted. The level of significance had been taken 0.01. The study found a significant difference in SAMT between Indian and Indonesian female sports-persons, male sports-persons and sports-persons in toto. It also found a significant difference in SCAT between Indian and Indonesian female sports-persons in toto but did not find any significant difference in SCAT between Indian and Indonesian female and male Sports-persons. This study also found no significant correlation between Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety among Indian sports-persons but the study detected a significant negative correlation between sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety among Indonesian sports-persons. 
 
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Highlights
Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety are two different and inversely interrelated psychological variables which are extremely important to achieve higher level sports performance
A study found, Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety had a significant negative correlation among Indian female university level elite swimmers and the same time the study found a negative correlation of Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety among Indian male university level elite swimmers
Based on data meaning and statistical result analysis, the conclusions of this study are as follows: Firstly, the study found that there was a significant difference in Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety levels between Indian and Indonesian sports-persons
Summary
Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety are two different and inversely interrelated psychological variables which are extremely important to achieve higher level sports performance. Achievement Motivation has been considered as an important psychological factor in behavioral psychology. Competition Anxiety has been considered as an important psychological factor in Psychology of Emotion. It has been found one of the most important psychological aspects which most often negatively influence the performance of elite sports-persons. Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety levels varied upon individuals, regions and countries. Another study found Sports Achievement Motivation and Sports Competition Anxiety were significant predictors of performance levels (Tor Oskar Thomassen, Lars Bauger, Anee Marte Pensgaard, 2013) [2]. Most of the experts at sports arena believe that performance of an individual or team is shaped by physical and techno-tactical ability and through positive psychic state of mind management
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