MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF BODY COMPOSITION OF ELITE LEVEL ATHLETES IN WEST NUSA TENGGARA: PRELIMINARY STUDY BASED ON ETHNICITY

Abstract

Baiq Satrianingsih*, ., Adang Suherman, Yudy Hendrayana and Surdiniaty Ugelta

This research aims to analyze the body composition of outstanding athletes at National Sports Week in West Nusa Tenggara 2023. The method used in this research is a descriptive method with a survey technique, namely measuring the body composition of outstanding athletes at National Sports Week in West Nusa Tenggara 2023 using a body composition analyzer tool. The respondents in this study were 150 athletes who competed in National Sports Week in West Nusa Tenggara 2023. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that ethnicity can influence the extent to which athletes are classified in the sports achievement category. In this research, it can be seen from the ethnic factor that the Sasak, Samawa, and Mbojo ethnicities, respectively, occupy the highest number of medal winners, but the ratio of medal winners is inversely proportional. Even though the Mbojo ethnic group won the fewest medals, the ratio of medal wins was the highest. Regarding the age factor, the majority of the sample of teenagers and those in their 20 were silver medalists, and the majority of the sample in their 30 was gold medalists. The majority of underweight samples were gold medalists, the majority of ideal body samples were bronze medalists, the majority of overweight samples were silver medalists, and the obese samples were only participants. From an anthropometric perspective, it can be seen that athletes with ideal body weight, normal body fat, low subcutaneous fat, and proportional skeletal muscle account for the majority of medal winners.