Kabaddi

Kabaddi is a contact sport which has different forms and types. For eg. the form of kabaddi which is played according to international rules followed by nations which actively participate in the sport. It also has various Indian styles, as it originated in ancient India thousands of years ago. T he game Kabaddi has different indigenous rules followed in different parts of the country. Some famous forms of the Indian style of Kabaddi are Amar, Punjabi, Sanjeevani, and Gaminee. Kabaddi is quite famous in South Asia, and is the national game of Bangladesh and Nepal. In the international version of the game, two teams of seven members each participate and face against each other to emerge victorious, by collecting more points than their opponents. The size of the field in case of men is 10x13m, and the size of the field in case of women in 8x12m. Each team has three players in reserve, to be used as supplements if the situation demands. Each half of the game consists of 20 minutes, and a five minute break takes place at half time, when the teams exchange sides. The teams take turns to send a raider into their opponents’ half, and to win a point, the raider must hold his breath, run into the opposition’s side, tag as many members as he can from the opposite team, and return back to his half before inhaling again. The raider is supposed to chant ‘kabaddi kabaddi’ with his exhaling breath, to show the referee that he isn’t breathing during his raid. The raider is declared out if ...

• • • • • • • • • Did you know that there’s a team contact sport where every opponent you touch or tackle is out and your team wins points for it? In a way, it’s like dodgeball except there’s no ball to throw and dodge. You just use your bare hands. And you want to know what the best part is? When you engage in a raid (meaning that your Kabaddi position is the raider), you must hold your breath once you’ve crossed over the line to the other team’s half of the field. But wait, there’s more – What makes this sport truly unique and exciting is that it involves chanting repeatedly while raiding– Isn’t this something else? So you, the raider, have to hold your breath and chant continuously for 30 seconds maximum while trying to tag the opponents but without getting tackled by the other team. Because if they tackle you and you can’t cross back over to your team’s half of the field, then you’re out. But get this – any other player in your team can revive you (bring you back in the game) if they get one player of the opposing team out. So the opponent is out and you’re back in. The team that scores the most points wins the game– This is Kabaddi, in a nutshell, a relatively simple but dynamic and fascinating game that can be played by everyone – kids, women, and men, and everywhere, because it requires no equipment. If you’re a sports enthusiast keen on learning about lesser-known sports in the Western world, such as the increasingly popular Kabaddi, then be sure to read on. In thi...

Photo credit: Pal2iyawit / Shutterstock.com Kabaddi is a popular contact sport in Southern Asia that first originated in Ancient India. It is played across the country and is the official game in the states of Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Telangana and Maharashtra. Outside of India it is a popular activity in Iran, is the national game of Bangladesh and is also one of the national sports of Nepal where it is taught in all state schools. Kabaddi is also popular in other parts of the world where there are Indian and Pakistani communities such as in the United Kingdom where the sport is governed by the England Kabaddi Federation UK. There are many regional variations of the game of Kabaddi in India, including Sanjeevani, Gaminee, Punjabi and Amar versions, all of which have slightly different interpretations of the game and its rules. There are also other games very similar to Kabaddi in both India and other countries that may not be pure Kabaddi, they are very closely related. These include the game of Hadudu that is played in Bangladesh, the Maldives’ Baibalaa and Maharashtra’s Hututu. The governing body for Kabaddi is the Object of the Game The overall object of the game is to simply score more points than the opposition team within the allotted time. To do this, each team must attempt to score points by both attacking and defending. When attacking, the offensive team sends across a raider into the opposition’s half who must touch one of more members of the opposition to sco...

Kabaddi is a simple game played without equipment. Apart from India, this game is also increasing its popularity in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Thailand, Iraq etc. At present Kabaddi is played in three forms – Sanjeevani, Gaminee and Amar. Only the Sanjeevani form is recognized by the • • • • • • • • • • • History of Kabaddi Game Popular in the south Asia and other surrounding Asian countries, Kabaddi appear in the histories of ancient India. Kabaddi is an Indian game which is played in rural areas of India since long time ago. In the Mahabharata period, it was called by the name “One Breath”. Kabaddi has many names. In different states it is called by different names like “Hukuku” in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, “Hu-Hu-Hu” in Bengal and Bihar, “Chadu-Gudu” in Tamil Nadu etc. The game was popularized as a competitive sport in the 20th century. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh. It is the state game of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. A book of rules for this game was published in the year 1923 by “Deccan Gym Khana” in the right direction and for this. The state of Maharashtra took maximum interest in this game. In the year 1934, the All Maharashtra Council of Physical Education published the revised rules of this game. The first All India Kabaddi competition was organized in the year 1938 in Calcutta. It was dis...

Egypt has been picked as the host venue for the main celebrations of the World Kabaddi Day 2023. Egypt Kabaddi Federation (EKF) , which hosted the Africa Kabaddi Championships last year, will be the strategic partner as World Kabaddi embarks on promoting and developing the sport around the globe, with... The West Midlands will host the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup, the World Kabaddi has announced. The sport is played in more than 50 countries under the World Kabaddi auspices and the British Kabaddi League was launched ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham recently. The UK region will become the...

Kabaddi is a sport developed centered on The game was said to have been popular among the Modern kabaddi is a synthesis of the game played in various forms under different names. Kabaddi received international exposure during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The game was introduced in the Indian Olympic Games at Calcutta in 1938. In 1950 the All India Kabaddi Federation came into existence and compiled standard rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973. After formation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the first men's nationals were held in Tamil Nadu (Madras) (renamed Chennai), while the women's were in AKFI has given new shape to the rules. The Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) was founded under the chairmanship of kabaddi. In 1979, a return test between Bangladesh and India was held at different places of India including Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Punjab. The Asian Kabaddi Championship was arranged in 1980 and India emerged as champion and Bangladesh runner-up. Bangladesh became runner-up again in 1985 in the Asian Kabaddi Championship held in Jaipur, India. The other teams in the tournament were Nepal, Malaysia and Japan. The game was included for the first time in the Asian Games in Beijing in 1990. India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh took part. India won the gold medal and has also won gold at the following six Asian Games in Hiroshima in 1994, Bangkok in 1998, Busan in 2002, Doha in 2006 and Guangzhou in 201...