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The present study was designed to gain a better understanding of the way in which the quality of the sport-career termination is quantitatively affected by athletic and non-athletic factors. A further objective of this study was to contribute and broaden the knowledge base on the athletic career termination process and endeavor to add new information to the existing body of knowledge on the career-ending process in sports. The present study is a sport-specific view of track and field athletes. Keeping the above points in view the present study was carried out in Bangalore with the objective to find out the effect of retirement on elite sports persons and their adjustment using appropriate measures. A total of 60 male retired sports persons with the age range of 50 to 65 years were taken for the study. Among them, 30 Elite sportspersons are from rural areas, and 30 Elite sportspersons from urban areas who were into competitive sports were taken randomly from the Bangalore district. The obtained results were analyzed using suitable statistical measures and the results were discussed in this paper.