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{{Short description|Contact sport, native to the Indian subcontinent}}
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'''[[Kabaddi]]''', is a [[contact sport]], native to the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref name="Sen2015">{{cite book|first= Ronojoy |last= Sen|title=Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=O5mACgAAQBAJ|date=27 October 2015|publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn= 978-0-231-53993-7}}</ref>{{rp|305}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=S|first1=Akila|last2=Chinnadurai|first2=D.|date=2017|title=Traditional Kabaddi Vs Techno Kabaddi|journal=SSRN Electronic Journal|doi=10.2139/ssrn.3417056|issn=1556-5068}}</ref> It is one of the most popular sports in India, played mainly among people in villages. India has taken part in four [[Asian Games]] in kabaddi, and won gold in all of them. Four forms of kabaddi played in India are Amar, Suranjeevi, huttuttoo, and Gaminee. Amar is generally played in Punjab, Haryana, the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world, mostly by Punjabi sportsmen. Suranjeevi is the most played form of kabaddi in India and the world. This is the form used in international matches generally and played in Asian Games. Huttuttoo was played by men in Maharashtra.
In Gaminee style, seven players play on each side and a player put out has to remain out until all his team members are out. The team that is successful in outing all the players of the opponent's side secures a point. The game continues until five or seven such points are secured and has no fixed time duration.

==History and development==
[[File:Kabaddi on the beach (16062994543).jpg|thumb|People playing Kabaddi at the [[Veraval]] beach,Gujarat]]
Modern kabaddi is a synthesis of the game played in various forms under different names. Kabaddi received international exposure during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, Amaravati, Maharashtra. The game was introduced in the Indian Olympic Games at Calcutta in 1938.

In 1950 the All India Kabaddi Federation came into existence and compiled standard rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973. After formation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the first men's nationals were held in Tamil Nadu (Madras) (renamed Chennai), while the women's were in AKFI has given new shape to the rules.

The Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) was founded under the chairmanship of kabaddi.

In 1979, a return test between Bangladesh and India was held at different places of India including Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Punjab. The Asian Kabaddi Championship was arranged in 1980 and India emerged as champion and Bangladesh runner-up. Bangladesh 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 Japan. The game was included for the first time in the Asian Games in Beijing in 1990. 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 Guangzhou in 2010.

An attempt to popularise kabaddi in Great Britain was carried out by Channel 4, who commissioned a programme dedicated to the sport. The programme, kabaddi in the early 1990s, however, failed to capture viewer attention despite fixtures such as West Bengal Police versus the Punjab. Kabaddi was axed in 1992. Alt-rock band [[The Cooper Temple Clause]] formed a kabbadi team in 2001 and were, at one stage, ranked seventh in the British domestic standings.[10] [better source needed]

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 game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL/2018/08/21&entity=Ar02303&sk=DCE0E87B&mode=text|title=KABADDI: INDIA SUFFER SHOCK DEFEAT TO KOREA - The Times Of India - Delhi, 2018-08-21|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref> In the semi-final, Iran sent the seven-time Asiad champions packing with a 27–18 win. India, who took home the bronze for reaching the semi-finals, did not play in the final since the introduction of the Games in the Asiad in 1990 at Beijing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-kings-of-kabaddi-get-rude-iranian-lesson/articleshow/65524231.cms|title=Asian Games: Kings of kabaddi get rude Iranian lesson - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-24}}</ref>

==Variation==
===Standard style===
In the international team version of kabaddi, two teams of seven members each occupy opposite halves of a field of {{convert|10|x|13|m|ft}} in case of men and {{convert|8|x|12|m|ft}} in case of women. Each has three supplementary players held in reserve. The game is played with 20-minute halves, with a 5-minute halftime break during which the teams exchange sides. During each raid, a player from the attacking side—known as the "raider"—runs into the opposing team's side of the field and attempts to tag as many of the seven defending players as possible. For a raid to be eligible for points, the raider must cross the baulk line in the defending team's territory, and return to their half of the field without being tackled. Whilst doing so, the raider must also chant the word "kabaddi", confirming to referees that their raid is done on a single rhythm. A 30-second [[shot clock]] is also enforced on each raid.

A point is scored for each defender tagged, and a point can also be scored if the raider can step into the area past the territory's bonus line. If the raider is successfully stopped, the opposing team earns a point instead. All players tagged are taken out of the game, but one is "revived" for each point a team scores from a subsequent tag or tackle (bonus points do not revive players). Players who step out of bounds are also out. A raid where no points are scored by the raider is referred to as an "empty raid". By contrast, a play where the raider scores three or more points is referred to as a "super raid". If a team gets all seven players on the opposing team out at once, an "All Out" is scored for two bonus points, and they are automatically revived.

Additional rules are used in the [[Pro Kabaddi League]]; if a team has two empty raids in a row, the next raider must score a point on his/her raid or else he/she will be out ("do-or-die raid"). Additionally, when a defending team has less than four players left on the field, tackles are worth 2 points ("super tackle").<ref name="kabaddiikf">{{cite web|url=http://kabaddiikf.com/RULES_Regularikf.doc|title=Rules of Kabaddi|publisher=International Kabaddi Federation (IKF)|access-date=26 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070523/http://kabaddiikf.com/RULES_Regularikf.doc|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/kabaddi-world-cup-2016-a-handy-guide-to-the-format-rules-and-how-the-sport-works-3034132.html|title=Kabaddi World Cup 2016: A handy guide to the format, rules and how the sport works|date=2016-10-05|work=Firstpost|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/kabaddi/story/_/id/20169474/all-need-know-pro-kabaddi-league-2017|title=Kabaddi 101: Raid, defend, revive, repeat|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/blogs/sports-blogs/everything-you-need-to-know-about-kabaddi/|title=Everything you need to know about Kabaddi|date=2016-01-30|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Circle style===
[[File:Kabaddi Match (Bhimber).jpg|thumb|right|Circle Kabaddi]]
Four major forms of kabaddi played in India which are recognised by the amateur federation. In Sanjeevani kabaddi, one player is revived against one player of the opposite team who is out – one out. The game is played over 40 min with a 5 min break between halves. There are seven players on each side and the team that outs all the players on the opponent's side scores four extra points. In Gaminee style, seven players play on either side and a player put out has to remain out until all his team members are out. The team that is successful in ousting all the players of the opponent's side secures a point. The game continues until five or seven such points are secured and has no fixed time duration. Amar style resembles the Sanjeevani form in the time frame rule. But, a player who is declared out doesn't leave the court, but instead stays inside, and the play goes along. For every player of the opposition touched “out”, a team earns a point.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/kabaddi/kabaddi-india-origins-success-current-pitiable-state|title=Kabaddi In India: Origins, success and current pitiable state|work=Sportskeeda.com|date=7 March 2014|access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref> [[Punjabi kabaddi]] is a variation that is played on a circular pitch of a radius of {{convert|22|m}}.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite book|title=Kissa 2 Kabaddi da|publisher=Sarwan Singh Sangam Publications|isbn=93-83654-65-1}}</ref>

==International competitions==
Note that all of the following competitions are played in standard style.

===Kabaddi World Cup===
{{further|Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2011}}
The [[2007 Kabaddi World Cup|second Kabaddi World Cup]] tournament was held in 2007 with India winning over Iran in the final round.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} The Punjab government organised a Circle Style [[2010 Kabaddi World Cup]] from 3 to 12 April 2010. On 12 April 2010 Indian team emerged as the winner after beating Pakistan 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 tournament was played at [[Guru Nanak Stadium]]. {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

===Pro kabaddi league===
{{further|Pro Kabaddi League}}
'''Pro kabaddi league''' was introduced in 2014 in [[India]] based on [[Indian premier league]]. The first edition of the tournament had begun at 26 July 2014 with eight franchises based at eight different cities in India consisting of players from all over the world. The [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]] is owned by [[Bollywood]] star [[Abhishek Bachchan]] who said he wants to promote kabaddi. The other teams are the [[U Mumba]] based at [[Mumbai]], the [[Bengaluru Bulls]], the [[Delhi Dabbangs]], the [[Puneri Paltan]]s, the [[Telugu Titans]] based at [[Vizag]], the [[Bengal Warriors]] based at [[Kolkata]] and the [[Patna Pirates]] based at [[Patna, Bihar]]. Among all seasons, Patna Pirates is the most successful team with three times title winner while U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers shares 1-1 title.

The organisers have added four new teams in the PKL season 5, 2017: the [[Haryana Steelers]], the [[Tamil Thalaivas]] from [[Tamil Nadu]], the [[Gujarat Fortune Giants|Gujarat Fortunegiants]], and the [[UP Yoddha]].

The opening match was held at Mumbai where [[Amitabh Bachchan]] was found cheering for his son's team. [[Aishwarya Rai]] was also present with [[Abhishek Bachchan]]. Together with them Bollywood stars [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]], [[Aamir Khan (actor)|Aamir Khan]], [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Sonali Bendre]], [[Farah Khan]], [[Boman Irani]] and producer [[Ronnie Screwvala]] cheering for his team Jaipur Pink Panthers were present at the stadium.

Indian star cricketer [[Sachin Tendulkar]] was present with his wife and daughter who said he enjoyed the speed, agility, and strength of the players of the sport very much.

Rakesh Kumar the captain of the Indian kabaddi team who has received an [[Arjuna Award]] and also the captain of [[Patna Pirates]] was also present at the inaugural matches who said it is a pleasure to see kabaddi getting recognition through the tournament.

Rakesh Kumar was the highest bought player in the auction by Patna pirates for 12.80 lakhs held before the tournament.

The broadcast rights were won by the [[Star sports|Star Sports]] network.

==Domestic Competitions==
*Kabaddi nationals

The [http://www.kabaddiseniornationals.com/ Kabaddi Senior Nationals] is the pre-eminent tournament conducted by AKFI to promote the sport of kabaddi within India. In 2019 the 66th Edition of the tournament is being conducted in Roha, Raigad, with 31 teams competing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kabaddiadda.com/news/roha-raigad-all-set-host-66th-senior-nationals-kabaddi|title=Roha Raigad all set to host the 66th Senior Nationals Kabaddi|website=Kabaddi Adda|language=en|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>

*Federation Cup
*Telangana Premier Kabaddi League<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://telanganapremierkabaddi.com|title=Telangana premier kabaddi {{!}} Telanganapremierkabaddi.com|website=telanganapremierkabaddi.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kabaddiadda.com/news/silly-monks-buys-telangana-premier-kabaddi-league|title=Silly Monks buys Telangana Premier Kabaddi League|website=Kabaddi Adda|language=en|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>

==Performance By India national team in International competitions==
===Men's team===

[[India national kabaddi team]] represents India in international [[kabaddi]] and India national kabaddi team competitions.<ref>[[India national kabaddi team]]</ref> India won gold medals at Asian Games in [[Kabaddi at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]], [[Kabaddi at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]], [[Kabaddi at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]], [[Kabaddi at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]], [[Kabaddi at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]], [[Kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]], and [[Kabaddi at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]]. The [[Kabaddi at the 2018 Asian Games|2018]] edition is Indian Team's not winning the gold medal first time.

====World Cup (Standard Style)====
India has won all three Kabaddi world cups played till now. Iran is the three times runner-up of world cups. All the world cups were held in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kabaddiikf.com/results2007.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713131447/http://www.kabaddiikf.com/results2007.htm |archive-date=2011-07-13 }} | World Cup 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kabaddiikf.com/worldcup.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-11-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204114129/http://www.kabaddiikf.com/worldcup.htm |archive-date=2011-12-04 }} | World Cup 2004</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
| '''Year'''
| '''India's Position'''
| '''Last Match played by India'''
| '''Winner'''
| '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
| 2004 ''[[2004 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|Details]]''
| Winner
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}}India vs. {{kd-big|IRN}} (Final match) 55 – 27
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|IRN}}
|-
| 2007 ''[[2007 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|Details]]''
| Winner
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}}India vs. {{kd-big|IRN}} (Final match) 29 – 19
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|IRN}}
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2016 ''[[2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|Details]]
|Winner
|{{flagicon|IND|size=30px}}India vs. {{kd-big|IRN}} (Final match) 38-29
|{{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|{{kd-big|IRN}}
|}

====World Cup (Circle Style)====
India has won six Kabaddi world cups out of seven played till now.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" width="5%" |Year
! rowspan="2" width="10%" |Host
! colspan="3" |Final
! colspan="3" |Third place match
|-
! width="15%" |Winner
! width="8%" |Score
! width="15%" |Runner-up
! width="15%" |3rd place
! width="8%" |Score
! width="15%" |4th place
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2010
{{DetailsLink|2013 Kabaddi World Cup}}
|{{flagicon|IND}}India
|{{Kabaddi-big|India}}
|'''58–24'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|Pakistan}}
|{{Kabaddi-big|Canada}}
|'''66–22'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|ITA}}
|-
|2011
{{DetailsLink|2013 Kabaddi World Cup}}
|{{flagicon|IND}}India
|{{Kabaddi-big|India}}
|'''59–25'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|Canada}}
|{{Kabaddi-big|Pakistan}}
|'''60–22'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|ITA}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2012
{{DetailsLink|2012 Kabaddi World Cup}}
|{{flagicon|IND}}India
|{{Kabaddi-big|India}}
|'''59–25'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|PAK}}
| width="15%" |{{Kabaddi-big|CAN}}
|'''51–35'''
| width="15%" |{{WKabaddi-big|Iran}}
|-
|2013
{{DetailsLink|2013 Kabaddi World Cup}}
|{{flagicon|IND}}[[Ludhiana]]
|{{Kabaddi-big|India}}
|'''48–39'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|PAK}}
|{{Kabaddi-big|US}}
|'''62–27'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|ENG}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2014
{{DetailsLink|2014 Kabaddi World Cup}}
|{{flagicon|IND}}[[Sri Muktsar Sahib]]
|{{Kabaddi-big|India}}
|'''45–42'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|PAK}}
| width="15%" |{{Kabaddi-big|Iran}}
|'''48–31'''
| width="15%" |{{Kabaddi-big|ENG}}
|-
|2016
{{DetailsLink|2016 Kabaddi World Cup}}
|{{flagicon|IND}}[[Jalalabad, Fazilka]]
|{{Kabaddi-big|India}}
|'''62–20'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|ENG}}
|{{Kabaddi-big|US}}
|'''43–39'''
|{{Kabaddi-big|Iran}}
|}

====Asian Games====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Host
| rowspan="11" style="width:1%;" |
!colspan=3|Final
| rowspan="11" style="width:1%;" |
!colspan=3|Third place match
|-
!width=15%|Winner
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|Runner-up
!width=15%|3rd place
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|4th place
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1990 ''[[Kabaddi at the 1990 Asian Games – Men|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|CHN|size=30px}} [[Beijing]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|
| {{kd-big|JPN}}
|-
|1994 ''[[Kabaddi at the 1994 Asian Games – Men|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|JPN|size=30px}} [[Hiroshima]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|
| {{kd-big|JPN}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1998 ''[[Kabaddi at the 1998 Asian Games – Men|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|THA|size=30px}} [[Bangkok]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|No playoffs
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
|No playoffs
| {{kd-big|SRI}}
|-
|2002 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2002 Asian Games – Men|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|KOR|size=30px}} [[Busan]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|No playoffs
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|No playoffs
| {{kd-big|JPN}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2006 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2006 Asian Games – Men|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|QTR|size=30px}} [[Doha]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|'''35–23'''
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
|'''37–26'''
| {{kd-big|IRN}}
|-
|2010 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|CHN|size=30px}} [[Guangzhou]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|'''37–20'''
| {{kd-big|IRN}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|No playoffs
| {{kd-big|JPN}}
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2014 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2014 Asian Games – Men|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|KOR|size=30px}} [[Incheon]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|'''27–25'''
| {{kd-big|IRN}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|No playoffs
| {{kd-big|KOR}}
|-
|2018 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2018 Asian Games – Men|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|INA|size=30px}} [[Jakarta]]–[[Palembang]]
| {{flagicon|IRN|size=30px}} Iran
|'''26-16'''
| {{kd-big|KOR}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|No playoffs
| {{kd-big|IND}}
|}

====Asian Indoor games====

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Host
| style="width:1%;" rowspan="10"|
!colspan=3|Final
| style="width:1%;" rowspan="10"|
!colspan=3|Third place
|-
!width=15%|Gold
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|Silver
!width=15%|Bronze
!width=15%|Bronze
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2007 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|MAC|size=30px}} [[Macau]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|'''35–17'''
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
| {{kd-big|IRN}}
|-
|2009 ''[[Indoor kabaddi at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|VIE|size=30px}} [[Hanoi]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
|'''57–33'''
| {{kd-big|IRN}}
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
| {{kd-big|SRI}}
|-
|}

====South Asian Games====
India is very strong in Kabaddi as these results show. India won 8 gold medals out of a possible 9 until the 2010 [[South Asian Games]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
| '''Year'''
| '''Winner'''
| '''Runner-up'''
| '''3rd Place'''
|-
| 2010 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2010 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{kd|BAN}} {{kd|NEP}}
|-
| 2006 ''[[2006 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
|-
| 2004 ''[[2004 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
|-
| 1999 ''[[1999 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{kd-big|SRI}}
|-
| 1995 ''[[1995 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|-
| 1993 ''[[1993 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
|-
| 1989 ''[[1989 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
|-
| 1987 ''[[1987 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|-
| 1985 ''[[1985 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{kd-big|BAN}}
| {{kd-big|PAK}}
|-
|}

===Women's team===

[[India women's national kabaddi team]] represents [[India]] in international women's kabaddi events.<ref>[[India women's national kabaddi team]]</ref>

====Asian Games====

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host
| rowspan="5" width="1%" |
!colspan=3|Final
| rowspan="5" width="1%" |
!colspan=2|Third place
|-
!width=15%|Winner
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|Runner-up
!width=15%|

!width=15%|
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2010 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games – Women|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|CHN|size=30px}} [[Guangzhou]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} [[India women's national kabaddi team|India]]
|'''28–14'''
| {{flagicon|THA|size=30px}} [[Thailand women's national kabaddi team|Thailand]]
| {{flagicon|IRI|size=30px}} [[Iran women's national kabaddi team|Iran]]
| {{flagicon|BAN|size=30px}} [[Bangladesh women's national kabaddi team|Bangladesh]]
|-
|2014 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|KOR|size=30px}} [[Incheon]]
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} [[India women's national kabaddi team|India]]
| '''31–21'''
| {{flagicon|IRI|size=30px}} [[Iran women's national kabaddi team|Iran]]
| {{flagicon|BAN|size=30px}} [[Bangladesh women's national kabaddi team|Bangladesh]]
| {{flagicon|THA|size=30px}} [[Thailand women's national kabaddi team|Thailand]]
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2018 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|INA|size=30px}} [[Jakarta]]–[[Palembang]]
| {{flagicon|IRI|size=30px}} [[Iran women's national kabaddi team|Iran]]
| '''27-24'''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} [[India women's national kabaddi team|India]]
| {{flagicon|TPE|size=30px}} [[Chinese Taipei women's national kabaddi team|Chinese Taipei]]
| {{flagicon|THA|size=30px}} [[Thailand women's national kabaddi team|Thailand]]
|}

====South Asian Games====

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|-
| '''Year'''
| '''Winner'''
| '''Runner-up'''
| '''3rd Place'''
|-
| 2010 ''[[Kabaddi at the 2010 South Asian Games|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}} India
| {{flagicon|BAN|size=30px}} [[Bangladesh women's national kabaddi team|Bangladesh]]
| {{flagicon|NEP|size=30px}} [[Nepal women's national kabaddi team|Nepal]]
{{flagicon|SRI|size=30px}} [[Sri Lanka women's national kabaddi team|Sri Lanka]]
|-
|}

==Federation Gaurav singh==

===India===
The Kabaddi Federation of India (KFI) was founded in 1950, and it compiled a standard set of rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973. The AKFI has given new shape to the rules and it has also the rights of modification in the rules. The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the chairmanship of [[Sharad Pawar]].

The Governing body of Kabaddi in Asia is the Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) headed by Mr. Janardan Singh Gehlot. AKF is affiliated to the Olympic Council of Asia.

The parent body to regulate the game at the international level is the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). India won the world cup in December 2013 by defeating Pakistan in finals at Punjab. In 2016 India had won world cup finals by defeating Iran.

==Films about kabaddi==
* ''[[Okkadu]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Kabaddi Kabaddi]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Ghilli]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Bheemli Kabadi Jattu]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Kennedy Club]] '' (2019)
* ''[[Panga]]'' (2020)
'''Pop culture references'''
In the 1993 movie ''[[Little Buddha]]'' in which Keanu Reeves plays the Siddhartha Gautama, a game of kabbadi is depicted.

==See also==
* [[Kabaddi at the Asian Games]]
* [[Kho kho]]
* [[Tag (game)|Tag]]
* [[2013 Kabaddi World Cup|Kabaddi Cup 2013]]
* [[Punjabi Kabaddi]]
* [[Pro Kabaddi League]]

==References==
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