sport originated in Tamil Nadu India the sport is very popular in southern part of the Asian continent kabaddy is the national sport of Bangladesh and is also the state game of Indian states of Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Bihar Maharashtra Punjab and Telangana the sport has gained popularity not only in South Asia but also internationally with various forms and rules being developed the players on the defensive side are called antis while the player of the offense is called the Raider the attack i
n kabaddi is known as a raid the ant is 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 The Standard Version which is also the international accepted one involves seven players per team performing on a rectangular Court of 10 by 13 meters 33 feet times 43 feet in case of men and 8 by 12 meters 26 feet times 39 feet in case of women the game is played with 20 min it halves with a five minute half break in which
the teams exchange sides also each raid has a 30 second time limit Origins kabaddy is believed to have originated in Ancient India with references to a similar game called kuparu in the Mahabharata an ancient Indian epic it was initially played as a form of exercise training and entertainment by people in rural communities the word kabaddi itself is derived from the Tamil word kite paid which means holding hand subsequent to being shown again at the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi abadi was added to
the Asian Games program starting in 1990. modernization and international recognition kabaddy gained prominence during the early 20th century with efforts to standardize the rules and organize competitions the all India kabaddi Federation was formed in 1950 and kabaddi started being included in National and international sports events the Asian games included kabaddi as a demonstration sport in 1982 and as a metal sport in 1990
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