Sports
SPORTS
World’s first kabaddi
league launched in India
WRITTEN BY Jaya Trivedi
NEW DELHI: Kabaddi got a major
facelift Tuesday with the launch
of the World Kabaddi League, a
personal venture headed by Punjab
deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh
Badal.
The league is all set for inauguration in mid-June at Thyagaraj
Sports Complex. The league follows
the Formula One touring sports format and will be played across four
continents starting from August to
December.
The official website of the
World Kabaddi League (www.worldkabaddileague.net) was launched
by Badal and Pargat Singh, sports
administrator and Olympian on
Tuesday.
“In the northern region of
the Indian sub-continent, kabaddi is
an extremely popular sport and the
last four kabaddi World Cups
held in India bear testimony to
this,” Badal said.
“I am extremely proud
to let the world know of India’s
sporting prowess in the field of
kabaddi through World Kabaddi League.
“This league is extremely close to my heart and
I envision it to grow by great
leaps in the next few years.
“In its current form, the
league will be played across four
continents with access to nearly
200 kabaddi clubs across the world.
For kabaddi, I believe this is just the
beginning,” he said.
Former India hockey captain
Pargat Singh, commissioner for the
World Kabaddi League, has been
closely involved in the daily scope of
operations of the league.
“After successfully executing
four editions of the Kabaddi World Cup
in Punjab, we realised the need for a
professional kabaddi league which
connects South Asians across the world
with their traditional heritage. By adding
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