02435nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002200043653001800065653002100083653002300104653002500127100001000152700001100162245014000173856014800313300001200461490000700473520174900480                                       d10acultural identity10aEthnic Sports10aPhysical Fitness10aSchool Environment10asocioeconomic status1 aJ. An1 aZ. Nie00aResearch on Integration and Application of Ethnic Sports, Folk Sports, and Traditional Sports in School Education among Minority Groups  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85176141946&doi=10.52152%2fkuey.v29i4.957&partnerID=40&md5=9cfb7af8b78c466ca0d4ac0b1fa273c3  a319-3440 v293 aAs ethnic sports can improve students  physical health and cultural heritage, there is increased interest in incorporating them into school curricula. The current literature on this topic doesn t fully examine the basic mechanisms and contextual factors that affect these relationships, especially for minority students. This study aimed to investigate how including ethnic sports in school curricula relates to the cultural identity and physical fitness outcomes of minority students. In addition, the research aimed to explore how cultural identity plays a role in between, and how the school environment and socioeconomic status affect this relationship. The research used a quantitative design and included minority students from various cultural backgrounds as participants. A total of 470 minority students were used in the study to collect data. The researchers used statistical methods like mediation and moderation models and regression analysis to look into the connections and test the ideas. The study s findings showed a statistically significant and favorable relationship between the inclusion of ethnic sports in the academic curriculum and students  levels of physical fitness. Furthermore, it was shown that cultural identity mediated the relationship, suggesting that students  levels of cultural identification contributed to their motivation to exercise. The results showed that the relationship between ethnic sports integration and fitness outcomes was moderated by the educational environment. The present study adds to the extant body of literature by furnishing empirical substantiation regarding the favorable influence of assimilating ethnic sports on the physical fitness outcomes and cultural identity of students.