Chapter

3 3. KABADDI

The game originated in India and now being played by an increasing number of people in
other countries. The
game is played by two teams of 7 players each. In order to win, a player raids the
to score apoint by making an opponent out. The team which
opponents' half and tries
scores the maximum points wins.
HISTORY

In ancient Indian history in games, Kabaddi is very popular mainly in

in four (4) forms Amar, Suranjeevi, Huttutoo and Gaminee.
villages. That time kabaddi is played
Amar is generally played in Punjab, Haryana and
other part of India by Punjabi Sportsmen. Suranjeevi is the most played form of
Kabaddi in India and World.
Kabaddi got national status in the year 1918. Maharashtra state brought the
game to the national platform
and gave its popularity. Standard rules and regulations were
formulated in 1918 and finalise in 1923. Kabaddi
received its first international exposure during the 1936 Berlin Olympics as
Prasarak Mandal, Amaravati, Maharashtra. All India Kabaddi demonstrated by Hanuman Vyayam
Federation came into existence in 1950. After
formation of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India First Men's Nationals
were held in Madras 1952 and Women
held in Calcutta in 1955. 2016 Kabaddi Men World Cup held in
in it. India beat Iran by 38-29. The First Women Ahmedabad and twelve countries participated
World Cup held in Patna, India, in 2012, India beat Iran.
Indian Premier League (IPL) Pro Kabaddi League in 2012.

TIPS TO REMEMBER : KABADDI

1. Dimension of the playfield men = 13 x 10 m
Dimension of the playfield women = 12 X 8 m
Dimension of the playfield junior boys/girls = 11 X 8m
2. Lobby = 1,m
3. Distance from centre line to baulk lines
(men) 3.75 m
4. Width of lines
= 3 cm
5. Sitting block for men
= 1 X 8 m
6. Sitting block for women and
junior = 1 X6 m
7. Total number of players in
each team = 12
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34 = 7
players = Total 40 mins of 2 half
8. Number of half
duration for men =Total 30 mins of 2
9. Match and junior
Match duration for women = 5 min
10.
interval
11. Break or = 7
12. Total official
2, Scorer 1, Timekeeper 1, Linesmen 2)
(Referee 1, Umpire
Side Line

Line
Baulk Line
Bonus
Line
End

Block
SItting
Sitting
Block Centre
Line
0m
3.75 m

1.75 m
1m
7m 1m
1m

13 m

Fig. 1. Kabaddi Court (Men)

Side Line

Baulk Line
Line Bonus E
Line
End

Sitting
Block Block:
Sitting
Centre
Line
m
3
3m

1m 1m
1m 2m 1m

12 m
Fig. 2. Kabaddi
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FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
1. Offensive Skills:
(i) Cant
(iii) Side-kick (ii) Toe touch
(v) Mule kick (iv) Front-kick
2. Defensive Skills:
(i) Knee-catch
(ii) Ankle-catch
(iii) Thigh-catch
(iv) Crocodile-catch
(v) Wrist-catch

TERMINOLOGIES
1. Raider: A raider is sent by each team
team.
alternatively in order to out a player or players in the oppoSIng

2. Team: A team consists of 12 players with 7

players allowed on the ground.
3. Lona: When a team manages to put out entire
opponent team, it gets a score of two Called LOMa.
4. Cant: The repeated and clear chanting of approved word "KABADDI
while raiding will be called a
Cant'.

IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT
Pro Kabaddi League National Kabaddi Championship
Federation Cup " Departmental National Kabaddi Championship
Asian Games " World Cup
SAF Game

RULES
surface.
1. Playfield: The games of Kabaddi played on a synthetic ground or soft soil
2. All lines will be of3to 5 cm in width.
measuring 1 metre in width is apart
3. Lobbies area on both the vertical sides of the playfield
playfield during struggle.
4. Weight Criteria:
Mean Should not be more than 85 kg

Women Should not be more than 75 kg

Should not be more than 70 kg
Junior Boys
Junior Girls Should not be mnore than 65 kg
55 kg
Sub-junior Boys/Girls - Should not be more than half.
toss will have right to choice to raid or take side of the
5. The team that wins the
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hold a raider. tha
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the ground outside the boundary, only will h
touched
Defender or defenders who has/have defenderswho gone out of bounds Q
6. or
not out. The defender
raider will be declared A
ground out of
declared out.
if any part of his/her body touches the
out
a player will be not
7. During the struggle playfield.
the boundaries but
keeps contact with the opponent court.
boundary line. When he/she enters the
a raider to cross the
8. It is mandatory for time-out in each half.
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be allowed to take opponent court.
9. Each team will are minimum 6 players in
applicable when there
10. The Bonus Line will be

SPORTS AWARDS

Arjuna Awardees
Name
S. No. Year
Name
S. No. Year
P Ganesan
2 1995
1 1994 Subbiah Rajarathinam Ashan Kumar
4 1998
3 1996 Raju Bhavsar Tirath Raj
6 1998
5 1998 Biswajit Palit
2000 C. Honappa
7 1999 Balwinder Singh Sanjeev Kumar
10 2003
2002 Ram Mehar Singh Ramesh Kumar
12 2005
11 2004 Sunder Singh Pankaj Navnath Shrisat
14 2008
2006 Naveen Gautam
13 Tejaswini Bai
16 2011
15 2010 Dinesh Kumar
18 2012 Anup Kumar (1)
17 2011 Ramesh Kumar
20 2015 Manjeet Chhillar
19 2014 Mamatha Poojary
22 2017 Jasvir Singh
21 2015 Abhilasha Mhatre
G. Pranav Sai Reddy 24 2019 Ajay Thakur
23 2018
26 2021 Sandeep Narwal
25 2020 Deepika Hooda
27 2022 Sakshi Kumari

Dronacharya Awardees
1. 2002 E. Prasad Rao
2 2005 Balwan Singh
3 2012 Sunil Dabas
4. 2017 Heera Nand Kataria
5. 2019 Rambir Singh Khokhar
6. 2020 Manpreet Singh
7. 2021 Asan Kumar

Dhyanchand Awardees
1. 2007
Shamsher Singh