Kabaddi is a contact team sport
that originated in India’s present day Tamilnadu during the ‘Mahabharata Kaal’.
It is the oldest among all of the sports. Kabaddi is known by other names also
in various parts of India like ‘Chedugudu’ in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Kabaddi’ in Kerela
and Telangana, ‘Kauddi’ in the Punjab region, ‘Hu-Tu-Tu’ in
Western India and ‘Hu-Do-Do’ in Eastern India and ‘Chadakudu’ in
South India. In Bangladesh Kabaddi is known as ‘Hadudu’, while in Maldives its
called ‘Bhavatik’. It is the national sport of Bangladesh.The word Kabaddi
might have been derived from the Tamil word ‘kai-pidi’ meaning ‘to hold
hands’.
International
Exposure: Kabaddi got the international exposure during the 1936 Berlin
Olympics, where it was demonstrated by India. The game was introduced in
the Indian National Games at Calcutta in 1938. In 1950 the All India
Kabaddi Federation (AIKF) came into existence and framed the rules. The first
Asian Kabaddi Championship was held in 1980 and India emerged as champion,
beating Bangladesh in the final. The game was included for
the first time in the Asian Games in Beijing in 1990 where seven teams took
part.
Dominance
of India:
·
India plays Kabaddi at an international level the Indian
National Kabaddi Team represents India in Kabaddi.
·
India has won the gold medals in Asian games of 1990,
1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014.
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India has won all of the six Kabaddi world cups played
till now.
·
Out of the 9 possible gold medals in SAF Games India
has won 8 and 1 silver medal, losing to Pakistan in the finals.
Rules: Kabaddi is
a team sport; played between two teams. Following are the rules of Kabaddi:
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There are 7 players in a team.
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The total time for which a Kabaddi match is played is
40 minutes divided into two halves each of 20 mins separated by a half time of
5 minutes
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In the international team version of Kabaddi, two
teams occupy opposite halves of a field of 10 by 13 metres (33 ft
× 43 ft) in case of men and 8 by 12 metres (26 ft
× 39 ft) in case of women.
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During a raid, a player from attacking side goes into
the court of defending side and try to gather points by touching the players of
the defending side called ‘defenders’.
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The player who performs a raid is called a ‘raider’.
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Each raid can be of maximum 30 seconds.
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If a raider fails to get point in a raid then it is
called an ‘Empty raid’.
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To validate a raid the raider must cross the ‘baulk
line’.
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After the ‘Baulk line’ there is a ‘Bonus line’ which
can be used by a raider to score ‘Bonus point’.
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The total number of defenders that the raider touches
are considered out if the raider is able to cross the mid-line within 30 secs. or
before he is considered out and an equal number of points are added to the team’s
score.
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If all members of the defending team are out, then the
raiding team receives 2 ‘all-out points’.
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If a team is all out then all the members of that team
return to court and the play resumes.
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If a player of the opposite team is considered out then
a player of your team is ‘revived’ or called back.
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The defenders tend to hold the raiders to score a
point.
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If the raider fails to make it back to the mid line
then the defending team receives a tackle point and the raider has to go out.
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A raid where the raider scores three or more points is
referred to as a "super raid".
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Defenders who step out of bounds are also out.
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