India women's national kabaddi team
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| Association | Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) |
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| Region | Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) |
| Head coach | V. Tejeswini Bai Kavitha Selvaraj |
| Captain | Ritu Negi |
| Affiliation(s) | International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) |
| Website | Indian Kabaddi Federation |
India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi competitions.[1][2]
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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
In 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 India's women's team won the World Cup four times. In 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2017 India's women's Kabaddi team won Asian Kabaddi Championship. In 2010, 2014 and 2022 the Indian women's team won gold medals at the Asian Games. In 2006, 2010, 2016 and 2019 the Indian Women's team won gold medals at the South Asian Games. [7][8]
Results and fixtures
2023
2022 Asian Games
| 2 October 16:20 |
India 
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34–34 |  Chinese Taipei
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| 3 October 16:10 |
South Korea 
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23–56 | India
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| 4 October 16:15 |
India
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54–22 |  Thailand
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| 6 October 9:30 |
India
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61–17 |  Nepal
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| 7 October 9:30 |
India
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26–25 | Chinese Taipei
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Tournament history
Standard kabaddi
World Cup
2012 – 
Asian Games
Asian Kabaddi Championship
South Asian Games
2006 – 
2010 – - 2016 –
2019 –
Beach kabaddi
Asian Beach Games
South Asian Beach Games
- 2011 –
Indoor kabaddi
Circle kabaddi
Circle World Cup
Honours
World
- World Cup - Standard style:
- Champions (1): 2012
- World Cup - Circle style:
Asia
South Asia
- South Asian Games:
- Gold Medal (4): 2006, 2010, 2016, 2019
Current squad
| Name |
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| Akshima Singh |
| Jyoti |
| Pooja Hathwala |
| Pooja Narwal |
| Priyanka |
| Pushpa |
| Sakshi Kumari |
| Ritu Negi (C) |
| Nidhi Sharma |
| Sushma Sharma |
| Snehal Pradeep Shinde |
| Muskan Malik |
See also
- Kabaddi in India
- India national kabaddi team
- Pro Kabaddi League
- Women's Kabaddi Challenge
- Kabaddi at the Asian Games
- World Kabaddi League
- Punjabi Kabaddi
- Kho kho
- Tag
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)
References
- ^ "Asian Games: Indian women's kabaddi team in final". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Kabaddi at Asian Games: Indian men and women rule the roost". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "India win first women's Kabaddi World Cup". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Indian women retain Kabaddi World Cup title". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "South Asian Games 2019: Indian women's Kabaddi team wins gold medal with 50-13 win over Nepa". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Indian eves win kabaddi gold". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Kabaddi: Indian men's and women's teams win gold to extend their dominance at South Asian Games". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Indian women's team win gold at South Asian Games 2019". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Indian eves win Asian kabaddi championship". The Tribune. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ ""کفاش":به اهداف خود درمیزبانی مسابقات کبدی قهرمانی بانوان اسیا رسیدیم". IRNA. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017: Indian women's team defeats Korea 42-20 in final to win gold medal". Sportskeeda. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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