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The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of Surya Namaskar practices on selected motor fitness components among college women kho-kho players. It was hypothesized that there was a significant difference on selected motor fitness components due to the effect of Surya Namaskar practices among college women kho-kho players. For the present study the 30 women kho-kho players from inter collegiate kho-kho players in Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, were selected as random and their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. For the current study pretest and posttest used in random group design, which consists of experimental group and control group. The subjects at random assigned to two equal groups of fifteen each and named as Group 'A' and Group 'B'. Group 'A' underwent Surya Namaskar practices and Group 'B' have not undergone any training. The variables like Leg Explosive Power and Shoulder Strength were assessed by standing broad jump and pull ups respectively. The data were collected before and after six weeks of training. The data were examined by applying Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA). The 0.05 level of significance was set. The experimental group showed better improvement on Leg Explosive Power and Shoulder Strength among college women kho-kho players than the control group.