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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 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 avoiding being ...
The India men's national kabaddi team represents India in international men's kabaddi competitions. The team is by far the most successful national kabaddi side of any country, winning gold medals at the Asian Games in 1990 (the first year the sport was contested), 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022, as well as winning all four Kabaddi World Cup events to date.
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.
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 team first competed at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup in India, where they placed 12th. The team, led by Captain Troy Bacon and Co-Captains Dillyon Banks and Jake Kantor, has recruited Head Coach James Obilo. Obilo is a defender from the Kenyan National Kabaddi Team and holds the record for most tackle points ever scored in an international ...
The Pro Kabaddi League was conceived as a franchise-based kabaddi tournament, based on the success of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament. Its first season was held in 2014 with eight teams. [1] [2] In March 2017, the league announced the addition of four more team for the upcoming fifth season, one of which was based in Tamil Nadu.
The Pakistan national Kabaddi team have regularly won medals in the Asian Games and World Cups. In seven previous Asian Games, they won five bronze medals and two silver medals . Since 1985, Pakistan took part in 38 major International Competitions in which they played 25 times as finalists (they won five of those competitions, were runners-up ...
The team is currently led by Ashu Malik and coached by Joginder Narwal. The team is owned by Radha Kapoor and they play their home matches at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi. The team have won their maiden VIVO Pro Kabaddi League title defeating Patna Pirates in the 2021–22 season final. Dabang Delhi is owned by Radha Kapoor. [1]