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Performance psychology lay tremendous emphasis on mental toughness. In sports psychology mental toughness techniques are used for peak performance and achieving better results in sports. The term is coined by Loehr and discussed it in a book entitled "The Only Way to Win". Although both men and women actively take part in sports, research on mental toughness of sportsperson on the basis of gender is not vast and the results on role of gender in determining mental toughness are not consistent. The present study belongs to tribal community of Chhattisgarh in which it is aimed to compare mental toughness of tribal male and tribal female sportsperson of Chhattisgarh. The study comprise of 40 tribal national male sportsperson and 40 tribal female national sportsperson. The psychological tool to assess the mental toughness was questionnaire prepared by Tiwari (2007). Independent sample 't' test gives clear indication that mental toughness and and its sub-scale vary among tribal sportsperson on the basis of gender. It was observed that tribal male sportsperson are mentally more strong as compared to tribal female sportsperson of Chhattisgarh. The results are discussed in the light of biological difference and socialization theories and conclusions were drawn accordingly.