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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Historians of chess such as Yuri Averbakh have surmised that the Greek board game petteia may have had an influence on the development of early chaturanga. Petteia games could have combined with other elements in the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek Kingdoms. [30] [31] The game of carrom is said to have originated in the Indian subcontinent ...
South Asia has many traditional games and sports. [1] Two of them, kabaddi and kho-kho , are played at the South Asian Games , with kabaddi also featuring at the Asian Games . [ 2 ] Many of these games are played across the entire subcontinent under different names and with some rule variations, while some of these games may be played only in ...
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.
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.
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.