Kabaddi- India's Very Own Sport!



Kabaddi is a popular sport in South Asia.


There are four major forms of kabaddi played in India which are recognised by the amateur federation. 
Kabaddi Logo

1. 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 minutes with a five-minute 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.

2. 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.

3. 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. 

4. Punjabi Kabaddi is a variation that is played on a circular pitch of a diameter of 22 metres 

All Kabaddi Competitions:


  1. Asian Games
  2. Asia Kabaddi Cup
  3. Kabaddi World Cup
  4. Women's World Cup
  5. Pro Kabaddi League
  6. World Kabaddi League
  7. UK Kabaddi Cup
source: wikipedia
In all Kabaddi competitions, India is still unbeaten for the last 23 years.
img courtesy: india.com
India is also the seven time World Champion. And this year International Kabaddi Federation is going organise the Kabaddi World Cup in Ahmadabad (India).
In this year tournament, total 12 teams are participating Poland is going to play their first ever Kabaddi World Cup and there are other teams like :




India
United States of America,  
England, 
Kabaddi World Cup 2016
Australia, 
Iran, 
Poland, 
Thailand, 
Bangladesh, 
Korea, 
Japan,
Kenya
All  the 12 teams have been divided into two groups of six teams each. 
                                                                     Here are the teams
Captains of all playing teams
img courtesy:Kabaddi organisers
Group A:
India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Australia, England and Argentina.

Group B:
Iran, Thailand, Japan, USA, Poland and Kenya.




Full schedule of the Kabaddi World Cup 2016 (Indian fixtures in bold):
2016 Kabaddi World Cup schedule
7 October, 20:00 hrs IST: India vs South Korea
7 October, 21:00 hrs IST: USA vs Iran
8 October, 19:00 hrs IST: England vs Bangladesh
8 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Poland vs Kenya
8 October, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Australia
9 October, 19:00 hrs IST: Argentina vs South Korea
9 October, 20:00 hrs IST: United States vs Japan
9 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Iran vs Thailand
10 October, 20:00 hrs IST: England vs Australia
10 October, 21:00 IST hrs IST: Poland vs Thailand
11 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Iran vs Kenya
11 October, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Bangladesh
12 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Australia vs Argentina
13 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs Kenya
13 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Bangladesh vs South Korea
14 October, 20:00 hrs IST: England vs Argentina
14 October, 21:00 hrs IST: United States vs Poland
15 October, 19:00 hrs IST: South Korea vs Australia
15 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Japan vs Iran
15 October, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Argentina
16 October, 19:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs United States
16 October, 20:00 hrs IST: South Korea vs England
16 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Japan vs Kenya
17 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Poland vs Iran
17 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Australia vs Bangladesh
18 October, 20:00 hrs IST: United States vs Kenya
18 October, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs England
19 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Bangladesh vs Argentina
19 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs Japan
Semifinals:
21 October, 20:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA
21 October, 21:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA
Final:
22 October, 21:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA
Venue
The Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad
 source:Firstpost
Watch the Matches here:
The matches will be telecast on the channels Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 3 as well as in their HD versions. For those who do not have access to a television, one can simply log on to Hotstar.com to catch all the action online.

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