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With the return of international kabaddi post the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Asian Games, the IKF announced the resumption of the Men's World Cup in January 2025 and Women's World Cup in 2026, with the men's and women's events taking place every alternate year thereafter. [2]
The previous World Cup was held in Melaka, Malaysia. [2] [7] A 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled, but then was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The decision to award the 2025 World Cup to the West Midlands of England was in part due to its hosting of the British Kabaddi League and the 2022 Commonwealth Games, [8] as well as its significant South Asian community. [9]
Kabbadi World Cup may refer to: Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation) , an international competition organised by International Kabaddi Federation Men's: 2004 , 2007 , 2016 , 2025
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 .
The league's first season was in 2014 in which 8 international teams played in 14 cities in 4 different countries. Three of the teams had celebrity owners. [1] The regular season was four months long, and was followed by an elimination tournament that took place in Mohali, Punjab, India, in which the top four teams determined a champion.
The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup was the third edition of the men's Kabaddi World Cup. It was organised by the International Kabaddi Federation and contested from 7 to 22 October 2016 in Ahmedabad, India. Twelve countries competed in the tournament. India won their 3rd World Cup by defeating Iran 38–29 in the final.
Pro Kabaddi League, also known as PKL, is an Indian professional Kabaddi league for men. [1] It premiered in 2014 and airs on Star Sports . [ 2 ] It is the most popular kabaddi league in the world and the third most watched sports league in India after the Indian Premier League & Indian Super League .
The India men's national kabaddi team represents India in international men's kabaddi competitions. The team is by far the most successful national kabaddi side of any country, winning gold medals at the Asian Games in 1990 (the first year the sport was contested), 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022, as well as winning all four Kabaddi World Cup events to date.