Champions
Trophy:
Participating countries 04 from Asia
(India, Pakistan, Iran, Japan), 06 from Europe and America
( Canada, West Indies, Norway, Italy, UK and Germany)
Dates & Venue:
At Northfleet Youth & Sports Centre, Hall Road, Northfleet,
Gravesend, Kent DA11 8AJ from 28th to 30th September 2007.
Asian
Women Championship in Iran: Participating countries (expected countries to
take part are Iran, India, Japan, Khazagistan, Turkmanistan,
Bangladesh, Srilanka & may be Nepal)
Dates
& Venue:
At Tehran from 16th to 21st October 2007.
Kabaddi is primarily an Indian
game, where it is played
in three forms: Surjeevani,
Gaminee and Amar. Nothing
is known for certain about the origin of this game but it is
likely that it is several thousand years old. It requires
both power and skill but it is quite simple and inexpensive
and needs neither a big playing area nor any equipment.
The game is very popular and regular Kabaddi
Tournaments are held now. Kabaddi was one of the
demonstration games played at the time of Asiad 82.
It then became an Asian Games event in 1990 in Beijing,
China.
The first world Kabaddi championship in the history of
the game was organised in Hamilton, Canada, when
approximately 14,000 people packed Copps Coliseum to
watch stars from India, Pakistan, Canada, England, and
the United States compete.
The Kabaddi Federation of India (KFI) was founded in
1950, and it compiled a standard set of rules. The
Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was
founded in 1973. The AKFI has given new shape to the
rules, and it has also the rights of modification to the rules.
The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the
chairmanship of Mr. Sharad Pawar (Maharashtra).
