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Kabaddi (/ k ə ˈ b æ d i /, [2] / ˈ k ʌ b ə d i /) [3] is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. [4] In this game, a raider enters the opposing half to tag defenders and return within 30 seconds while avoiding tackles.
World Kabaddi League was a short-lived professional league formed in 2014 that held only one tournament before folding. [6] The league included eight teams from four countries – Canada, England, Pakistan, and the United States – and played the Punjabi circle style of kabaddi. [ 7 ]
The Kabaddi Federation of India (KFI) was founded in 1950, and it compiled a standard set of rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973. The AKFI has given new shape to the rules and it has also the rights of modification in the rules. The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the chairmanship of Sharad Pawar.
Kabaddi was contested by six teams at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China from September 23 to September 28 at the Teachers College of Physical Education.
A kabaddi court at the 2006 Asian Games. In the international team version of kabaddi, two teams of seven members each occupy opposite halves of a court of 10 by 13 metres (33 ft × 43 ft) in the case of men and 8 by 12 metres (26 ft × 39 ft) in the case of women. [4]
The circle style Kabaddi World Cup is an international kabaddi competition administered by the Government of Punjab (India) contested by men's and women's national teams. [1] The competition has been contested every year since the inaugural tournament in 2010 , except for 2015 due to the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy .
Slap kabaddi or thappad kabaddi is a Pakistani variant of kabaddi which is particularly popular in Punjab. [1] Two players aim to slap each other, scoring one point for each slap landed on the opponent (above the waist); [2] the winner is the one who scores the most points, or who can force his opponent to forfeit the match.
World Kabaddi may refer to: World Kabaddi League (2014), a short-lived international league; World Kabaddi Federation (founded 2003, according to its website), an organisation established for the sport of kabaddi; World Kabaddi (founded 2018), an organisation that has held one "World Cup" event and planned another, including 2019 Kabaddi World Cup