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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, originating in ancient India. [4] The objective of the game is for a single player on offense, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their players as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all ...
Indoor kabaddi was contested by seven teams at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi, Vietnam from 2 November to 6 November. The competition took place at the Cầu Giấy Gymnasium. India won the gold medal after beating Iran in the final.
In the Punjab region, kabaddi is played on a circular [14] pitch of a diameter of 22 meters and an inner circle with a line through the middle of the pitch: the pitch is called kaudi da bharha. There are two teams of 8 players; one on one raid; and no player leaves the field. [15] If 2 stoppers attack a player, a foul is declared.
Games Gold Silver Bronze 2010 Guangzhou India (IND) Snehal Sampat Salunkhe Kavitha Selvaraj V. Tejeswini Bai Sanahanbi Devi Pooja Sharma Kavita Manisha Deepika Henry Joseph
Kabaddi was contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, ... Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts; 1 India: 5 5 0 0 224 84 +140 10 2
The International Kabaddi Federation, aka IKF, is an international governing body of Kabaddi. [1] Its membership comprises 31 national associations. [ 2 ] The federation was formed in 2004 and was founded by Ashish Pachori from India who served as the first president.
Kabaddi made its first appearance as an exhibition sport at the Asian Games in 1982. [1] Men's kabaddi has been an Asian Games event since 1990 , and women's kabaddi since 2010 . India has dominated the sport at the Asian Games, winning the gold medal in both men's and women's events at all editions except for 2018 , when Iran won the gold ...
UP Yoddhas (Previously known as UP Yoddha) is a professional kabbadi team of Pro Kabaddi League, based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.It is owned by the GMR Group.It was founded in 2017.