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 | ||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||
2012 | ![]() |
![]() India |
25–19 | ![]() Iran |
2013 | ![]() |
![]() India |
49–21 | ![]() New Zealand |
2014 | ![]() |
![]() India |
36–27 | ![]() New Zealand |
Asian Games
Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||||
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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 |
External links
- India national women's team want kabaddi at olympics (NDTV)
- Indian women kabaddi team to step in tournament tomorrow (Punjab News)
- Indian women clinch Kabaddi World Cup championship (NDTV Sports)
- Indian National Women Kabaddi Team won first edition of World Cup Kabaddi Title (jagranjosh.com)
- Apologies to Indian women's kabaddi team (India Express)