The present study was undertaken to understand the quality of life of retired athletes. The study further explored the reasons and perception of athletes retirement from sports. The study was conducted on 150 retired athletes within the age group of 18-30 years. The participants were administrated WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and were also asked to provide reasons and perception towards retirement from sports. Results showed that majority of the participants retired from competitive sports due to education. Injury, work-life balance and financial barrier also emerged as other reasons for retirement. A large number of participants considered their retirement as voluntary. The results on WHOQOLBREF questionnaire showed that among those who retired due to education and financial barrier there was a significant difference in the physical, psychological, social relationships and environment domains of quality of life. In the voluntary and forced retired groups, there was a significant difference in the psychological and environment domains of quality of life.
