Parent body to regulate the game at international level is International Kabaddi Federation ( IKF ).

Two teams occupy opposite halves of a small swimming pool / field and take turns sending a " raider " into the other half, in order to win points by tackling members of the opposing team ; then the raider tries to return to his own half, holding his breath and chanting the word " Kabaddi " during the whole raid.

Kabaddi was played as a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

have been fixed by the Kabaddi Federation of India.

The Governing body of Kabaddi in Asia is Asian Kabaddi Federation ( AKF ) headed by Mr. Janardan Singh Gehlot.

Kabaddi ( sometimes transliterated Kabbadi or Kabadi ; Punjabi: ਕਬ ੱ ਡ ੀ, Marathi: कबड ् ड ी, Hindi: कबड ् ड ी, ,,,,,, Malayalam: കബഡ ി) is a South Asian team sport.

In the ' Amar ' form of Kabaddi, whenever any player is touched ( out ), he does not go out of the court, but stays inside, and one point is awarded to the team that touched him.

In the Amar form of Kabaddi, each team consists of 5 – 6 stoppers and 4 – 5 raiders.

In Sanjeevni Kabaddi, one player is revived against one player of the opposite team who is out, one out, one in.

This form of Kabaddi is the closest to the present game.

In this form of Kabaddi, players are put out and revived and the game lasts 40 minutes with a 5-minute break in between.

The field is bigger in this form of Kabaddi and the ' chant ' different in various regions.

This form of Kabaddi has no fixed game time.

Modern Kabaddi is a synthesis of the game played in various forms under different names.

In 1950 the All India Kabaddi Federation came into existence and compiled standard rules.

The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India ( AKFI ) was founded in 1973.

After formation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the first men's nationals were held in Madras ( renamed Chennai ), while the women's were in Calcutta ( renamed Kolkata ) in 1955. The AKFI has given new shape to the rules and has the right to modify them.

The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the chairmanship of Mr. Janardan Singh Gehlot.

Kabaddi was introduced and popularized in Japan in 1979.

The Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federation sent Prof. Sundar Ram of India to tour Japan for two months to introduce the game.

The Asian Kabaddi Championship was arranged in 1980 and India emerged as champion and Bangladesh runner-up.

Bangladesh became runner-up again in 1985 in the Asian Kabaddi Championship held in Jaipur, India.

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