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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] The goal of the game is for a single offensive player, called the "raider," to enter the opposing team's half of the court, tag as many players as possible, and return to their own side within 30 seconds, all while ...
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, a native South Asian sport, made its inaugural appearance at the Asian Games in 1990. Many sports are played in South Asia, with cricket being the most popular of them; 90% of the sport's worldwide fans live in South Asia. [1] Football is followed passionately in some parts of South Asia, [2] [3] such as Kerala and Bengal.
A defender (orange) in the free zone, near a sitting chaser. Kho kho is a traditional South Asian sport that dates to ancient India. [38] [39] It is the second-most popular traditional tag game in the Indian subcontinent after kabaddi. [40] Kho kho is played on a rectangular court with a central lane connecting two poles which are at either end ...
Kabaddi was introduced at the South Asian Games during the 1985 Games. There were no Kabaddi tournaments in the inaugural 1984 edition . India is the most successful team.
A popular style is Goongi kabaddi (Punjabi: گونگی کبڈی /ਗੂੰਗੀ ਕਬੱਡੀ) (silent kabaddi) where a raider player does not speak and say the word kabaddi but just touches the opponent's team player and the person he touches is the only player who will try to stop the raider. The struggle will continue until the raider ...
Cricket is the third most popular sport in Asia, and is most popular in South Asia. [2] Other popular sports in Asia include baseball, badminton and table tennis among others. There are also some traditional sports that are popular in certain regions of Asia, such as the South Asian sports kabaddi and kho-kho, [3] and sepak takraw in Southeast ...
Asian Kabaddi Championship is a standard style Kabaddi tournament. It was first held in 1980. [ 1 ] The 9th tournament was held in Republic of Korea and won by India and secured its 8th medal.