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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 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.
In the 1998 Asian games held at Bangkok (Thailand), the Indian kabaddi team clinched the gold medal. The chief coach of the team was former kabaddi player and coach Flt. Lt. S P Singh. In a major upset, seven-time gold medalist India suffered their first-ever loss in 28 years at the 2018 Asian Games to South Korea in the men's Kabaddi group A ...
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 2018 season is the sixth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, and it features 12 teams. Auctions for the new season were held in which Haryana Steelers paid ₹1.51 crores for Monu Goyat [18] who became the highest paid player in the history of Pro Kabaddi league. The most expensive foreign player this season is Fazel Atrachali [19] from Iran.
Tamil Thalaivas is an Indian professional kabaddi franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.The team competes in the Pro Kabaddi League and was added as one of the four additional franchises when the league was expanded in 2017.
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 ...
Bengaluru Bulls (BGB) is a professional kabaddi team based in Bengaluru that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team were champions in Season 6 and are led by Pardeep Narwal [1] and coached by Randhir Singh. The team is owned by Ashwin Mallaya Ullal from Mangalore. [2] Bulls play their home matches at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium.