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This research aims to determine: (1) the characteristics of the psychological skills of Indonesian athletes, (2) the characteristics of the psychological skills of South Korean athletes. The type of research used in this research is quantitative descriptive research, using a survey method with a retrospective causal-comparative research design. The population in this study were Indonesian athletes taking part in the 19th Asian Games in 2023 in China, totaling 100 athletes, consisting of 50 Indonesian athletes and 50 South Korean athletes, with an average age of male athletes of 25 years and an average age of female athletes of 20 years. The instrument used in this research is The Psychological Skills Inventory for Sport (PSIS). The data analysis technique uses parametric inferential statistics, with a significance level of 0.05. The results of the research show that: the psychological skill characteristics of South Korean athletes are better with a high average score which has a standard deviation of 19.42, while the psychological skill characteristics of Indonesian athletes are achieved with a medium average score which has a standard deviation of 13.25. The psychological characteristics of South Korean athletes are better than the psychological characteristics of Indonesian athletes. To make it better, it is hoped that further research will be carried out on the psychological characteristics of each sport.