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- History reveals that kabaddi was played by princes of the past to display their strength. Buddhist literature also mentions of Gautama Buddha playing kabaddi with his peers. Indian literature including the 17 th century poet Tukaram in his Marathi literary collection Abhanga Gatha has indicated the game was played during the Vedic period.
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(video) Kabaddi being played in Japan, 2015. Kabaddi was played as a demonstration event at the First Asian Games in 1951, [12] [13] [14] and again in 1982, [26] before becoming a medal event for the first time in 1990. [26] The Indian national team won every men's and women's kabaddi competition in the Asian Games from 2002 through 2014.
- Pardeep Narwal. Pardeep Narwal is a raider who plays for the Patna Pirates in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) and the India national kabaddi team. He was born in Rindhana, a village in the Sonipat district of Haryana, and started playing kabaddi at a young age.
- Rahul Chaudhari. Rahul Chaudhari started playing kabaddi at the age of 13 in 2006, and soon became a skillful raider, after debuting as a defender. He was a part of the Indian National Kabaddi team that won the gold medal in the South Asian Games in 2016, earning him the title of “world’s best kabaddi player” that year.
- Deepak Niwas Hooda. Deepak Niwas Hooda, hailing from Chamaria village in the Rohtak district of Haryana, is renowned as one of the best Kabaddi players in India.
- Ajay Thakur. Ajay Thakur is known to be one of India’s greatest raiders born in Dabhota village of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh. Inspired by his cousin Rakesh, who represented India in Kabaddi at the international level, Ajay Thakur pursued his passion for the sport.
Aug 13, 2024 · Allen Guttmann. Kabaddi, game played between two teams on opposite halves of a field or court. Individual players take turns crossing onto the other team’s side, repeating “kabaddi, kabaddi” (or an alternate chant); points are scored by tagging as many opponents as possible without being caught or taking a breath.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The origin of the game dates back to pre-historic times played in different forms. The modern Kabaddi game was played all over India and some parts of South Asia from 1930.
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.
History reveals that kabaddi was played by princes of the past to display their strength. Buddhist literature also mentions of Gautama Buddha playing kabaddi with his peers. Indian literature including the 17 th century poet Tukaram in his Marathi literary collection Abhanga Gatha has indicated the game was played during the Vedic period.
The game of Kabbadi is one of the oldest games of Indian origin. More than 4000 years ago the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata describes a battle between the warrior Abhimanyu the heir of the Pandava Kings with the Cauravas inside the enemy camp.
