Question

List the landmarks in the history of Kabaddi in India.

Answer 1

Important landmarks in Kabaddi’s development include:

• In 1936, the Hanuman Vyayam Pracharak Mandal of Amravati demonstrated Kabaddi at the Berlin Olympics.
• Kabaddi was introduced in the Indian Olympic Games at Calcutta in 1938.
• The All India Kabaddi Federation was formed in 1950 and compiled standard rules.
• The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973; the first men’s and women’s nationals were held in Madras and Calcutta in 1955.
• The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded in 1978, and the International Kabaddi Federation became the international governing body.
• The Kabaddi World Cup was first held in 2004; India remained unbeaten in the World Cups described in the lesson.