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'''Women's Kabaddi Challenge''' was a Kabaddi league in India started like [[Pro Kabaddi League]] for women. Three teams took part in inaugural season in 2016 and the league was played across seven cities in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-27 |title=Star India launches Women's Kabaddi Challenge |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/star-india-launches-women-s-kabaddi-challenge-116062700945_1.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It was a test event and only one season was organised.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-24 |title=Pro Kabaddi League: Here' why Women's Challenge did not reappear in the 2017 season |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/pro-kabaddi-league-here-why-womens-challenge-did-not-reappear-in-the-2017-season-4171477.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Season 1==<br />
The first season was played in 2016, from 28 June to 31 July and was broadcast by [[Fox Sports (Southeast Asian TV network)|Star Sports]] in India. The final was scheduled along with men's version on 31 July.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-06-28 |title=Indian women's kabaddi set for major boost as three-team league kicks off on Tuesday |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/indian-womens-kabaddi-set-for-major-boost-as-three-team-league-kicks-off-on-tuesday-2860864.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2016-06-27 |title=Women’s Kabaddi Challenge begins tomorrow |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/kabaddi/womens-kabaddi-challenge-begins-tomorrow/article8780134.ece |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Final was conducted between Storm Queen and Fire Birds. Storm Queens produced a last second turnaround to defeat Fire Birds 24-23 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-31 |title=Women’s Pro Kabaddi League 2016: Storm Queens beat Fire Birds 24 – 23 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/pro-kabaddi-league-final-pkl-season-1-live-score-fire-birds-vs-storm-queens-today-match-streaming-video-2946388/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Venues and Teams==<br />
Three teams will take part in first season<br />
* [[Fire Birds WKC|Fire Birds]] - Captain: [[Mamatha Poojari]]<br />
* [[Ice Divas WKC|Ice Divas]] - Captain: [[Abhilasha Mhatre]]<br />
* [[Storm Queens WKC|Storm Queens]] - Captain: [[Tejaswini Bai]]<br />
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There will be seven venues for first edition [[Bangalore]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Jaipur]], [[Kolkata]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Pune]]<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><br />
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|alt=Locations of the 2016 Women's Kabaddi Challenge Venues<br />
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{{location map~ |India |lat=12.966666 |long=77.566666 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">[[Bengaluru]]</div>|position=left}}<br />
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.97500 |long=72.82583 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">[[Mumbai]]</div>|position=left}}<br />
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.47361 |long=73.79778 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">[[Pune]]</div>|position=right}}<br />
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">[[Kolkata]]</div>|position=left}}<br />
{{location map~ |India |lat=26.93 |long=75.82 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">[[Jaipur]]</div>|position=left}}<br />
{{location map~ |India |lat=17.37 |long=78.48 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">[[Hyderabad]]</div>|position=right}}<br />
{{location map~ |India |lat=28.61 |long=77.23 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">[[Delhi]]</div>|position=left}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Women's Kabaddi League]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Sports leagues of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Defunct sports leagues in India]]<br />
[[Category:Professional sports leagues in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sport in India]]<br />
[[Category:Kabaddi competitions in India]]<br />
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