India women's national kabaddi team

India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi events.

Kabaddi is an Indian subcontinent-based contact sport. It is one among India's most popular sports, mostly of village dwellers. In kabaddi, India has competed in four Asian Games and won gold in each of them. In 1950, the All India Kabaddi Federation was formed, and uniform regulations were developed. In 1973, the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was established. The very first men's nationals were held in Tamil Nadu (Chennai) after the foundation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, while the first women's nationals were held in AKFI has given a new structure to the regulations. In 2010 and 2014, the Indian women's team won both gold medals at the Asian Games. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, India's women's team won the World Cup three times.

Results

World Cup

Year Host Final
Winner Score Runner-up
2012

Patna, India
India
25–19
Iran
2013

Punjab, India
India
49–21
New Zealand
2014

Punjab, India
India
36–27
New Zealand

Asian Games

Year Host Final Third place
Gold Score Silver Bronze Bronze
2010 Guangzhou
India
28-14
Thailand

Iran

Bangladesh
2014 Incheon
India
30–21
Iran

Thailand

Bangladesh
2018 Jakarta
Iran
27–24
India

Chinese Taipei

Thailand

South Asian Games

Year Winner Runner-up 3rd Place
2010
India

Bangladesh

Nepal

Sri Lanka
2016
India

Bangladesh

Nepal

Sri Lanka

References

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