Introduction
Kabaddi is one of India's oldest and most popular sports. Kabaddi has traveled far and wide, from Tamil Nadu to international territory. More about the background, history, and significance of Kabaddi will be discussed in this Kabaddi article.
The Origins of Kabaddi
Kabaddi is essentially a combative sport with seven players on each side; it is played for 40 minutes with a 5-minute break (20-5-20). The goal of the game is to score points by raiding into the opposing court and touching as many defense players as possible in a single breath
Kabaddi originated in the ancient Tamil Indian subcontinent, which is now known as Tamil Nadu and other South Indian parts of India. During their ocean trading, Tamils spread this game to South East Asia. The word Kabaddi has been gotten from the Tamil word "kai-pidi" which signifies "to hold hands". The origins of Kabaddi are being debated, with hypotheses ranging from the Vedic period of ancient India to the Sistan region of modern-day Iran.
The game was said to have been popular among the Yadava dynasty, and an abhang by Tukaram stated that god Krishna played it as a child, while the Mahabharata contains a record of Arjuna being able to sneak into opponent territories and taking out adversaries' sound—which parallels the game.
Despite these contradictory cases, India has been credited with promoting Kabaddi as a professional sport, with the main organized competitions taking place in the 1920s, the inclusion of Kabaddi in the Indian Olympic Games in 1938, the establishment of the All-India Kabaddi Federation in 1950, and Kabaddi being played as an exhibition sport at the debut 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi. These developments formalized the game, which had previously been played in towns, for true global competition
Kabaddi was added to the Asian Games program in 1990, after being shown again at the 1982 Asian GamesÂ
The Rules of Kabbadi and How to Play
The traditional Indian sport of kabaddi has a 4000-year history and is one of the oldest in the world.
Kabaddi's popularity has grown by leaps and bounds since its debut as an exhibition sport on the sidelines of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Following appearances as a demonstration sport at the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982, kabaddi became a medal event at the continental showpiece in 1990 and has remained so ever since.
Kabaddi will be included in the main program of the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China
Kabaddi is a fast, furious, and physical sport that makes for a great spectacle, as evidenced by the growing global popularity of Pro Kabaddi, a franchise-based kabaddi league that began in India in 2014
Dimensions and markings for a kabaddi mat
To understand kabaddi, one must first understand the basic layout of a kabaddi mat.
Though traditionally played on soft muddy fields, the majority of competitive kabaddi events are now played on rectangular padded kabaddi mats.
Kabaddi mat dimensions vary depending on tournaments and age groups, but for senior men's professional kabaddi events, they typically measure 13m x 10m. For women, the mat is slightly smaller, measuring 12m x 8m.
Boundaries or end lines are the four outer lines of the kabaddi mat. At all times, the play must be contained within the four boundary lines.
A midline drawn parallel to the mat's shorter end lines divides the rectangular court into two equal identical halves.
In each half, two more lines are drawn parallel to the midline. The balkline is 3.75m away from the midline, while the bonus line is 1m away (between the balkline and the end line).
Two lines run the entire length of the mat, one meter inside the longer boundaries, forming two channels on the mat known as lobbies. Lobbies are sometimes denoted by a different color on the mat.
Duration of a Kabaddi match
A kabaddi match usually lasts 40 minutes (two halves of 20 minutes each)
The game begins with a coin flip between the two teams, with the winner deciding whether to raid or defend first
Each team has two timeouts in each half
How many people play kabaddi?
In a kabaddi match, each team has seven players. In addition, teams may have three to five substitute players on the bench.
How do you play kabaddi?
A kabaddi match begins with one team raiding half of the opposing team
During a raid, a raider from the attacking team enters the opposing team's half while chanting the word kabaddi, also known as canting
Conclusion
Kabaddi is a physical sport that keeps our health in good shape. As a result, if you want to maintain your health, you should play this game as well as other field sports
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