This was a cross-sectional study, conducted from March to December 2021. Purposive sampling was used to select 154 female athletes aged 18 to 23 years from various colleges and sports organisations. The participants were involved in athletics, ball sports, racquet sports, field sports and other sports such as boxing, fencing, kho-kho, taekwondo and swimming. Height, body weight, body mass index, waist and calf circumferences, waist to height ratio, total fat, subcutaneous fat and visceral fat percentages, muscle mass percentage, resting metabolic rate, and hand grip strength of all participants were recorded. Height (163.1 ± 8.0 cm; p<0.01) and body weight (60 ± 10 kg; p<0.05) of ball sport athletes was significantly higher compared to other participants. Highest calf circumference (34.5 ± 3.2 cm) was seen among racquet sport players. Participants involved in athletics had significantly higher muscle mass percentage (28.6 ± 2.2; p<0.01), lower total body fat percentage (24.7 ± 4.7; p<0.01) and lower subcutaneous fat percentage (21.1 ± 4.6; p<0.05). All athletes showed normal hand grip strength values. Regular assessment of these parameters is important for athletes to ensure their fitness for training, thereby improving performance and delaying the onset of fatigue during competitions.