| history |
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| Kabaddi is basically
a combative sport, with seven players on each side; played
for a period of 40 minutes with a 5 minutes break (20-5-20).
The core idea of the game is to score points by raiding
into the opponent’s court and touching as many defense
players as possible without getting caught on a single
breath. |
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| One player, chanting
Kabaddi!!! Kabaddi!!!! Kabaddi!!!! Charges into the opponent
court and try to touch the opponent closest to him, while
the seven opponents make maneuvers to catch the attacker.
This is Kabaddi, the match of one against seven, known
as the game of struggle. |
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| The players on
the defensive side are called “Antis”
while the player of the offence is called the “Raider”.
The attack in Kabaddi is known as a ‘Raid’.
The antis touched by the raider during the attack are
declared ‘out’ if they do not succeed in catching
the raider before he returns to home court. These players
can resume play only when their side scores points against
the opposite side during their raiding turn or if the
remaining players succeed in catching the opponent’s
raider. |
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| 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. The first known
framework of the rules of Kabaddi as an indigenous sport
of India was prepared in Maharashtra in the year 1921
for Kabaddi competitions on the pattern of Sanjeevani
and Gemini in a combined form. Thereafter a committee
was constituted in the year 1923, which amended the rules
framed in 1921. The amended rules were applied during
the All India Kabaddi Tournament organized in 1923. |
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| The All India
Kabaddi Federation was formed in the year 1950 to look
after the promotion of the game and the Senior National
championship started from the year 1952. The new body,
Ama¬teur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) came in
to existence from the year 1972 affiliated to Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) with a view to popularize the game in
India & neighboring countries of Asia. After formation
of this body, Kabaddi took a new shape and National level
competitions started for Junior and Sub-junior boys &
girls also. |
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| The 1st Asian
Kabaddi Championship was held in the year 1980 and was
included as a dem¬onstration game in the 9th Asian
Games, New Delhi in the year 1982. |
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| The game was included
in the South Asian Federation (SAF) games from the year
1984 at Dacca, Bangladesh. Kabaddi was included as a discipline
in the 11th Asian Games Beijing 1990 and India won the
lone Gold Medal of Kabaddi in the 11th Asian Games Beijing
1990. India is the reigning champion in the succeeding
Asian Games held in Hiroshima 1994, Bangkok 1998, and
Busan 2002 & recently at Doha 2006 and created history
in Indian sports by winning five consecutive Gold medals
in the Asian Games so far. |
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| 1st World Cup
of Kabaddi was organised in 2004 at Mumbai (India), India
won the First World Cup by beating Iran in the finals.
The second World Cup was held Panvel (India) in 2007 and
India once again became Champion. |
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| The First Asian
Women Championship was held at Hyderabad in 2005 and India
won the Gold Medal. Women Kabaddi was included for the
first time in the South Asian Games held in Colombo, Sri
Lanka in 2006. |
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| For the first
time in the history of Asian Games a separate indoor stadium
was built for Kabaddi competition and training in the
15th Asian Games held at Doha [Qatar] 2006. The training/
warming up courts and main field of play was made up of
puzzle mats of Korean make. The main field of play was
equipped with a giant public screen, which displayed replays
and the running score. Two ‘Tissot’ plasma
scoreboards, info terminals for the presentation crew,
the ceremony crew and the media were provided. |
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| The 15th Asian
Games Doha provided an excellent opportunity to showcase
Kabaddi to the Europeans and Australians who were in great
numbers in organizing the Asian Games. A good many spec¬tators
belonging to European countries, USA, Australia, Western
Asia, and the Mediterranean countries, who saw the Game
for the first time, were very impressed with the simple
rules and the thrill of the sport and desired to introduce
the sport in their countries. This has given Kabaddi very
good and positive exposure for its future development
in the continents of Europe, USA, Australia and Africa. |
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Kabaddi was included
in the 2nd Asian Indoor games held at Macau from 25th
October to 3rd November 2007. Once again India Won the
Gold Medal.
Kabaddi Men & Women both was included in 1st Asian
Beach Games being hosted by Indonesia in 2008 at Bali,
India Won Both the Gold Medals of Men & Women Events. |
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| There has been
a gradual but significant change in the trends of the
game since the past 50 years. What was once considered
a game of brawn is not so now. The introduction of mats,
shoes, new tech¬niques & changes in rules has
made the sport more interesting and advantageous to skilled
players who are now able to defeat heavier players with
better skills & techniques. |
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