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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.
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.
There are several Indian variations of the game of tag (sometimes referred to in India as "running and catching" or in Hindi, pakdam pakdai), [94] with kabaddi and kho-kho being the two most popular such games and being played in professional leagues (Pro Kabaddi League and Ultimate Kho Kho respectively). [95] [64]
Traditional kabaddi was played differently from modern kabaddi, in part because of the launch of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in 2014 which added and changed certain rules. For example, some styles of modern kabaddi feature a 30-second time limit on each raid, whereas traditional kabaddi had no time limits, with raiders instead having been ...
She is playing Kabaddi, an Indian contact sport now played in more than 50 countries across the world. A Kabaddi game is played between two teams, each with seven players.
The 2024 Pro Kabaddi League is the eleventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League, a franchise-based Kabaddi league in India. PKL auction was held in Mumbai on August 15 and 16. Raider Sachin Tanwar was made the most expensive player of the 2024 PKL auction, as he was bought for Rs. 2.15 crore by the Tamil Thalaivas on the first day of the season 11 ...
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.