Kabaddi (sometimes transliterated Kabbadi or Kabadi; Marathi: ??????, Hindi: ??? ???, Bengali: ??????,Urdu: ????, Persian: ??????

????, Kannada: ??????, Tamil: ? ???, Telugu: ??????, Malayalam: ????) is a South Asian team sport. Two teams, occupy opposite halves of a field and take turns sending a "raider" i nto the other half, in order to win points by tackling members of the opposing t eam; the raider then tries to return to his own half, holding his breath and cha nting "kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi" during the whole raid. It is the national game of Iran, Pakistan and Bangladesh and the state game of T amil Nadu, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh Contents [hide] * 1 Gameplay o 1.1 Forms of Kabaddi + 1.1.1 Amar o 1.2 Skills * 2 History and development * 3 International competitions o 3.1 Federations + 3.1.1 Iran + 3.1.2 Bangladesh + 3.1.3 India * 4 National Teams o 4.1 National member of International Kabaddi Federation o 4.2 Non Members o 4.3 Women's Teams * 5 Kabaddi World Cup * 6 See also * 7 References * 8 External links [edit] Gameplay Kabaddi at the Asian Games 2006 In the international team version of kabaddi, two teams of seven members each oc cupy opposite halves of a field of 10m 13m in case of men and 8m X 11m in case o f women.[1] Each has three supplementary players held in reserve. The game is pl ayed with 20 minute halves and a five minute halftime break during which the tea ms exchange sides. Teams take turns sending a "raider" to the opposite team's half, where the goal is to tag or wrestle ("confine") members of the opposite team before returning t o the home half. Tagged members are "out" and temporarily sent off the field. Meanwhile, defenders must form a chain, for example, by linking hands; if the ch ain is broken, a member of the defending team is sent off. The goal of the defen ders is to stop the raider from returning to the home side before taking a breat h. The raider is sent off the field if: * the raider takes a breath before returning or * the raider crosses boundary line or * A part of the raider's body touches the ground outside the boundary (excep t during a struggle with an opposing team member). Each time a player is out the opposing team earns a point. A team scores a bonus of two points, called a lona, if the entire opposing team is declared out. At t

he end of the game, the team with the most points wins. Matches are categorized based on age and weight. Six officials supervise a match : one referee, two umpires, a scorer and two assistant scorers. [edit] Forms of Kabaddi [edit] Amar In the 'Amar' form of Kabaddi, whenever any player is touched (out), he does not go out of the court, but stays inside, and one point is awarded to the team tha t touched him. This game is also played on a time basis, i.e. the time is fixed. This form of kabaddi is played in Punjab, Canada, England, New Zealand, USA, Pa kistan. In the Amar form of Kabaddi, each team consists of 5 6 stoppers and 4 5 raid ers. At one time, only 4 stoppers are allowed to play on the field. Every time a stopper stops the raider from going back [edit] Skills * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Holding breath Raids Dodging Movement of hand and foot Formation Safe Raid Holding Offensive Skills Starting a Raid Body Position during Raid Movements during Raid Penetration Misdirection Touching with the hand o Vertical swing of arms o Horizontal swing of arms * Defensive Skills o Wrist catch or Lock o Crd o Over the shoulder catch o Ankle catch and lock o Elephant stance o Charging elephant * Taunting[2] [edit] History and development Modern Kabaddi is a synthesis of the game played in various forms under differen t names.[3] Kabaddi received international exposure during the 1936 Berlin Olymp ics, demonstrated by Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, Amaravati, Maharashtra. The game was introduced in the Indian Olympic Games at Calcutta in 1938. In 1950 th e All India Kabaddi Federation came into existence and compiled standard rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973. After format ion of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the first men's nationals were h eld in Madras (re-named Chennai), while the women's were in Calcutta (renamed Ko lkata) in 1955.The AKFI has given new shape to the rules and has the right to mo dify them. The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the chairmanship of Mr . Janardan Singh Gehlot. The first men's kabaddi nationals championship on Mat and indoor Stadium were he ld in Pune and this championship Organiz by BADAMI HAUD SANGH Pune. Kabaddi was introduced and popularized in Japan in 1979. The Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federatio n sent Prof. Sundar Ram of India to tour Japan for two months to introduce the g ame.

In 1979, a return test between Bangladesh and India was held at different places of India including Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Punjab. The Asian Kabaddi Championshi p was arranged in 1980 and India emerged as champion and Bangladesh runner-up. B angladesh became runner-up again in 1985 in the Asian Kabaddi Championship held in Jaipur, India. The other teams in the tournament were Nepal, Malaysia and Jap an. The game was included for the first time in the Asian Games in Beijing in 19 90. India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh took part. India won the gold medal and has also won gold at the following six Asian Games in Hiroshima in 1994, Bangkok in 1998, Busan in 2002, Doha in 2006 and Guangzho u in 2010. Iran has turned out to be one of the emerging nations in all three forms of Kaba ddi. They stand to be one of the few nations having transparency in selection of team along with world class infrastructure for development of this sport. Curre ntly they are trained and coached by Ashan Kumar, former Indian National Team co ach and Arjuna Awardee. It is estimated that the annual budget given by the Iran ian Government for development of this sport is around 500,000 USD which is the highest among all nations. Prominent Non Resident Indian in Iran and leading bus inessmen in the Persian Gulf, P.S.Chandhok is one of the main intiator for devel opment and has extended a great helping hand for development of various sports i n Iran. Currently, the construction of a dedicated World Class Kabaddi Stadium i s in progress at Tehran. During the 16th Asian Games at Guangzhou Iranian Men s bagged Silver Medal and Wom en s bagged Bronze Medal. Amazing performance was showcased by Iranian s during the semi-final match in women s category against India. Attempts to popularize kabaddi in Great Britain saw British TV network Channel 4 commission a programme dedicated to the sport. The show, Kabaddi, on Channel 4 in the early 1990s, failed to capture viewers despite fixtures such as West Beng al Police versus the Punjab. Kabaddi was axed in 1992, but not before its presen ter Krishnan Guru-Murthy suffered a collapsed lung while participating in the sp ort.[4] In the 1998 Asian games the Indian Kabaddi team defeated Pakistan in a thrilling final match at Bangkok (Thailand). The chief coach of the team was former kabad di player and coach Flt. Lt. S P Singh. Kabaddi has become popular among the Sikh diaspora and teams often travel intern ationally to compete against each other.[5] [edit] International competitions This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improv e this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may b e challenged and removed. (June 2011) The second Kabaddi World Cup tournament was held in 2007 with India winning over Iran in the final round.[citation needed] The Punjab government organized a Cir cle Style 2010 Kabaddi World Cup from April 3, 2010 to April 12, 2010. On April 12, 2010 Indian team emerged as the winner after beating Iran in the finals. The opening match of the tournament was held in Patiala while the closing ceremony took place in Ludhiana. India won the first edition of the Circle Style Kabaddi World Cup, Beating rival Pakistan in a 58-24 victory. The final of this 10-day t ournament was played at Guru Nanak Stadium.[citation needed] [edit] Federations [edit] Iran Kabaddi is one of the national games in Iran and it is a very popular game in fr om childhood to adults. In Iran there are different names that they call this ga me according to the area. In some areas - especially in the center of Iranian pl

ateau, Khorasan and Mazandaran Kabaddi is known as Zu/Zou (Persian: ??), in Gila n as Do-Do (Persian: ????), in Khuzestan as Ti-Ti (Persian: ?????) and in Sistan and Baluchestan as Kabaddi/Kabedi/Kavedi/Kaveddi/Kavaddi (Persian: ?????? ????) .[6][7] In Iran, the Community of Kabaddi was formed in 1996, in same year they joint to the Asian Kabaddi Federation and in 2001 they joint to International Kabaddi Fe deration. The Iran Amateur Kabaddi Federation was formed in 2004.[6] [edit] Bangladesh Kabaddi is a very popular game in Bangladesh, especially in the villages. Often called the 'game of rural Bengal', it is now the National Game of Bangladesh. In some areas Kabaddi is still known as Ha-du-du, but Ha-du-du had no definite rul es and was played with different rules in different areas. Ha-du-du was renamed Kabaddi and given the status of the National Game in 1972. The Bangladesh Amateur Kabaddi Federation was formed in 1973. It framed rules an d regulations for the national game. In 1974 Bangladesh played a Kabaddi test ma tch with a visiting Indian team, which played test matches with the district tea ms of Dhaka, Tangail, Dinajpur, Jessore, Faridpur and Comilla. In 1978, the Asia n Amateur Kabaddi Federation was formed at a conference of delegates from Bangla desh, India, Nepal and Pakistan in the Indian town of Villai. [edit] India AKFI logo The Kabaddi Federation of India (KFI) was founded in 1950, and it compiled a sta ndard set of rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded i n 1973.The AKFI has given new shape to the rules and it has also the rights of m odification in the rules. The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the cha irmanship of Sharad Pawar. The Governing body of Kabaddi by Mr. Janardan Singh Gehlot. ent body to regulate the game deration (IKF). Their website in Asia is Asian Kabaddi Federation (AAKF) headed AAKF is affiliated to Olympic Council of Asia. Par at international level is International Kabaddi Fe is

In 1979, a return test between Bangladesh and India was held at different places of India including Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Punjab. The Asian Kabaddi Championshi p was successfully arranged in 1980 and India emerged as the champion and Bangla desh as the runners-up. Bangladesh became runners-up again in 1985 in Asian Kaba ddi Championship held in Jaipur, India. The other teams included in the tourname nt were Nepal, Malaysia and Japan. Kabaddi was played as a demonstration sport a t the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The game was included for the first time i n Asian Games held in Beijing in 1990. Eight countries took part including India , China, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India won the gold medal and has since won gold at the following three Asian Games in Hiroshima in 1994, Bangkok in 1998,Busan in 2002,and in Doha 2006. Kabaddi is popular throug hout South Asia, and has also spread to Southeast Asia, Japan and Iran. It is th e national game of Bangladesh where it is known as Ha?u?u. It is the state game of Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra in India. It i s played by the British Army for fun, to keep fit and as an enticement to recrui t soldiers from the British Asian community. Mohamed Mohamed is the Kenyan warri or who is from Mayfield, he is an immigrant, who was the best kabaddi player unt il the kabaddi council found out he was here illegially. The game is also played extensively in the small town of Peebles in the Scottish Borders, mainly in the local primary school playground, where it is favoured to more traditional child hood past-times such as 'British bulldogs' and 'Kiss, Cuddle and Torture'. [edit] National Teams There are 31 Member nations. 3 from America, 19 from Asia, 8 from Europe and 1 f

rom Oceania. Vietnam has a kabaddi team but is non member of International Kabad di Federation. Vietnam participated in 2009 Asian Indoor Games as host nation. T hough host People's Republic of China did not enter competition in 2010 Guangzho u Asian Games they have participated in 1990 Beijing Asian Games. Thus along wit h Vietnam, People's Republic of China becomes second nation which is a non-membe r but has played a major tournament of Kabaddi. So there are 33 national teams i n all who have participated in International Kabaddi events. 8 women's national teams played in 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou in People's Republic of China [edit] National member of International Kabaddi Federation America Kabaddi has spread in North America in Canada and the United States of America a nd West Indies kabaddi team which represents few Caribbean nations. 1. Canada Canada 2. United States United States 3. West Indies Cricket Board West Indies Asia Kabaddi is a part of Asian Games from 1990 Asian Games in Beijing in People's Re public of China. This game has spread widely in Asia having 19 of 31 members in the International Kabaddi Federation. People's Republic of China and Vietnam hav e participated in 1990 Asian Games and 2009 Asian Indoor Games respectively are not members of International Kabaddi Federation. Hence there 21 nations in Asia who have participated in this game which nearly make 2/3 of total nations playin g this game. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Europe 8 nations so far have been registered by International Kabaddi Federation from E urope. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Austria Austria France France Germany Germany United Kingdom Great Britain Italy Italy Norway Norway Afghanistan Afghanistan Bangladesh Bangladesh Bhutan Bhutan Cambodia Cambodia Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei India India Indonesia Indonesia Iran Iran Japan Japan Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Malaysia Maldives Maldives Nepal Nepal Oman Oman Pakistan Pakistan South Korea South Korea Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Thailand Thailand Turkmenistan Turkmenistan

7. Spain Spain 8. Sweden Sweden Oceania Australia is the only nation who has played in Kabaddi Tournaments from Oceania and is member of International Kabaddi Federation. 1. Australia Australia [edit] Non Members This section has teams that have participated in Kabaddi Tournaments but have no t been registered by International Kabaddi Federation. Asia There are two non-members from Asia, i.e. People's Republic of China and Vietnam . 1. China China (Participated in 1990 Asian Games as Host) 2. Vietnam Vietnam (Participated in 2009 Asian Indoor Games as Host) [edit] Women's Teams Women's Kabaddi was first introduced in 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. India won go ld and Thailand were runner up with silver. Bangladesh and Iran were knock out i n semi-finals and shared bronze. Asia The following national teams played in 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Bangladesh Bangladesh Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei India India Iran Iran Nepal Nepal Malaysia Malaysia South Korea South Korea Thailand Thailand

[edit] Kabaddi World Cup Kabaddi World cup was first played in 2004 and then in 2007 and 2010. So far Ind ia is the unbeaten champion in Kabaddi World Cup. Iran is the next most successf ul nation being twice runner-up. Pakistan was the runner-up in 2010. Results of Kabaddi World Cup to date: Year Final match Winner Runner-up 2010 IndiaIndia vs. PakistanPakistan 58 - 24 India India Pakistan Pakistan 2007 IndiaIndia vs. IranIran 29 - 19 India India Iran Iran 2004 IndiaIndia vs. IranIran 55 - 27 India

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Participation of nations in the Kabaddi world cup so far is as follows:Country Participation in World Cup Winner Runners Up 2004 2007 2010 Afghanistan Afghanistan No Yes No Australia Australia No No Yes Bangladesh Bangladesh No Yes No Canada Canada No No Yes India India Yes Yes Yes 2004, 2007, 2010 Iran Iran Yes Yes Yes 2004, 2007 Italy Italy No Yes Yes Japan Japan No Yes No Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan No Yes No Malaysia Malaysia No Yes No Nepal Nepal No Yes No Pakistan Pakistan Yes Yes Yes 2010 South Korea South Korea No Yes No Spain Spain No No Yes Thailand Thailand No Yes No Turkmenistan Turkmenistan No Yes No United Kingdom United Kingdom No Yes Yes United States United States No No Yes West Indies Cricket Board West Indies No Yes No -