Tanugatri Majumder, our Ph.D. Scholar (Batch-2023) in the Department of Sports Science and Yoga, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI), Belur Math, has been awarded an international research grant from the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Alongside this, she is currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sports Science at the Manipal College of Health Professions (MCHP), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal.
The grant, amounting to USD 8,700, is designated for one of her Ph.D. research projects titled, “Indian Badminton Athletes’ Menstrual Cycle: Health, Changing Perceptions, and Performance-Determining Psycho-Physiological Variables Across Different Phases”
Simply Sports Foundation, Bengaluru, will also collaborate for operational purposes, providing logistical and fieldwork support, thereby facilitating specific activities during the research process.
Professor Hanno Felder from Germany, Head of Science and Research at the Olympic Training Center and University of Applied Sciences, Saarbrücken, will coordinate the project, offering his expert guidance throughout the research process. Additionally, one of her Ph.D. research supervisors, Professor Øyvind B. Sandbakk (Norwegian School of Elite Sports and the Arctic University of Norway), and Dionne A. Noordhof (subject expert from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology) has been instrumental in providing consistent guidance and valuable insights throughout the course of her research.
The project aims to investigate Indian female badminton players’ menstrual cycle (MC)-related health, perceptions, and psycho-physiological variables across different phases. It will try understanding the performance-determining variables across MC-phases, while also exploring MC-related perspectives of elite Indian players and their coaches. This collaborative project will indeed offer valuable insights benefiting the global badminton community.
| Faculty/Staff Name | Details |
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| Swami Vidyapradananda (Primary Coordinator) | Sports Science and Yoga – Belur Campus |
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