The Use of Plant Extracts by Elite Athletes

This study aimed to identify the motives, sources, and contraindications of using plant extracts by athletes in the sultanate of Oman, according to the variables of age and sports. the study relied on the descriptive analytical approach using a questionnaire that consisted of (18) phrases, with one open question. it was applied to a sample of (92) elite players in the Sultanate of Oman. the study found that there is a below-average level of influence in the motivations of athletes in the sultanate of Oman of plant extracts with (1.409) average, a below-average level of influence in the sources that athletes in the sultanate of Oman depend on to obtain plant extracts with (1.327) average, a below-average level of influence in the athletes' impediments to the use of plant extracts with (1.421) average, and the study indicated that there were no differences due to both (age& type of sport) variables