Kabaddi in India Current Affairs, GK & News
Anup Kumar announces his retirement
Arjuna awardee Anup Kumar, the legendary kabaddi player and India’s World Cup-winning captain, has announced his retirement with immediate effect on 19th December 2018. He began his international career in 2006 at the South Asian Games in Sri Lanka. He captained the National team in 2014 and it was during his tenure that the team ..
Topics: Anup Kumar • Asian Games • Kabaddi • Kabaddi in India • Pro Kabaddi League • Rakesh Kumar
Indian Kabaddi team clinchs 2018 Kabaddi Masters Dubai title
Indian Kabaddi team clinched the Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 title by defeating Iran 44-26 in the summit clash in Dubai on June 30. In a battle between the top two sides of the world, the three-time world champions did not give Iran any ground to recover with Captain Ajay Thakur and youngster Monu Goyat led ..
Topics: Ajay Thakur • Dubai Kabaddi Masters • India national kabaddi Team • International Kabaddi Federation • Kabaddi • Kabaddi in India • Monu Goyat • Sport in India • Sports
Types of Kabaddi
Kabaddi is an ancient game played in several parts of India, and its origin is traced from Indian mythology {for example- Abhimanyu invented in during Mahabharata battle}. In different parts of India, different forms of this game evolved; and modern Kabaddi is basically a synthesis of these different types of games. In India, still four ..
Topics: K. Prapanjan • Kabaddi • Kabaddi in India • Pro Kabaddi League • Punjabi kabaddi • Sport in India • Sports
Indian men’s national wins 2017 Asian Kabaddi Championships
Indian men’s national Kabaddi team has won the gold medal at the 2017 Asian Kabaddi Championships after defeating Pakistan in the final by 36-22 under the captaincy of Ajay Thakur in Gorgan, Iran on November 26, 2017. Beside this, Indian women’s national team has also won gold medal at the Asian Kabaddi Champions 2017 by ..
Topics: Ajay Thakur • India national kabaddi Team • Kabaddi • Kabaddi in India • Sport in India • Sports
Patna Pirates (PTP) wins 5th edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2017
Patna Pirates (PTP) has won the 5th edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) by defeating Gujarat Fortunegiants in the final by 55-38 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is their third consecutive Pro Kabaddi title. The PTP team is led by Pardeep Narwal and coached by Ram Mehar Singh. The ..
Topics: In Indian sport • Indian culture • Kabaddi in India • Narwal • Pardeep • Pardeep Narwal • Patna Pirates • Pro Kabaddi League • Pro Kabaddi League season • Sport in India