International Kabaddi Federation

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The International Kabaddi Federation is the international governing body of Kabaddi.^[1] Its membership comprises 31 national associations.^[2] The federation was formed in 2004. The founder and current president is Janardan Singh Gehlot from India. The other office bearers were: Mohammed Ali Pour (Iran), Khana Jawa (Japan), Veerawat (Thailand), Yoon Yeong Hak (South Korea), Ashok Das (United Kingdom); (Vice-president), Nisar Ahmed (Germany); (Secretary), R.M. Sunderashan (Malaysia); (Treasurer), Jaya Shetty (India); (CEO), Shankarrao Salvi (India); (Adviser).^[3]

Members[edit]

The following countries are members of the International Kabaddi Federation:^[4]

Country	Continent	Men's Team	Women's Team
Afghanistan	Asia	Y	N
Australia	Oceania	Y	N
Austria	Europe
Bangladesh	Asia	Y	Y
Bhutan	Asia
Cambodia	Asia
Canada	America	Y	Y
France	Europe
Germany	Europe	Y	N
England	Europe	Y	Y
Hong Kong	Asia	Y	Y
India	Asia	Y	Y
Indonesia	Asia	Y	Y
Iran	Asia	Y	Y
Italy	Europe	Y	Y
Japan	Asia	Y	Y
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	Y	N
Malaysia	Asia	Y	Y
Maldives	Asia
Nepal	Asia	Y	Y
Norway	Europe	Y	N
Oman	Asia
Pakistan	Asia	Y	Y
South Korea	Asia	Y	Y
Spain	Europe	Y	N
Sri Lanka	Asia	Y	Y
Sweden	Europe
Chinese Taipei	Asia	Y	Y
Thailand	Asia	Y	Y
Turkmenistan	Asia	Y	Y
United States	America	Y	Y
West Indies	America	Y	N

The non-member countries who have their national team are:

Country	Continent	Men's Team	Women's Team
Argentina	America	Y	N
China	Asia	Y	N
Denmark	Europe	Y	N
Kenya	Africa	Y	Y
Mexico	America	N	Y
New Zealand	Oceania	Y	Y
Scotland	Europe	Y	N
Sierra Leone	Africa	Y	N
Vietnam	Asia	Y	N

IKF Confederations[edit]

IKF structured tournaments[edit]

Men's tournaments[edit]

Women's tournaments[edit]

Kabaddi Women's World Cup
Kabaddi Women's Asia Cup

Current title holders[edit]

	Men's
World Cup	India (2016)
Asia Cup	India (2017)
Asian Games	Iran (2018)

Current IKF Ranking[edit]

Top 10 ranking according to International Kabaddi Federation

Rank	Team	Points
1	India	127
2	Iran	140
3	Pakistan	83
4	Thailand	81
5	Bangladesh	80
6	Kenya	75
7	Poland	60
8	England	59
9	United States	51
10	Japan	47

References[edit]

^ Ming Li; Eric W. MacIntosh; Gonzalo A. Bravo (15 May 2011). International Sport Management. Human Kinetics 10%. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-4504-2241-3. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ "Gehlot to head IKF". The Hindu. 2004-11-22. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ Member Countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine

International kabaddi

International Kabaddi Federation

National Teams

Men's Teams	Afghanistan Argentina Australia Bangladesh Canada China Denmark England Germany India Iran Italy Japan South Korea Kenya Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Nepal Norway New Zealand Pakistan Poland Scotland Sierra Leone Spain Sri Lanka Thailand Turkmenistan United States Vietnam West Indies
Women's Teams	Azerbaijan Bangladesh Canada England India Indonesia Iran Italy Japan Kenya South Korea Malaysia Mexico Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Thailand Turkmenistan United States

International Tournaments

Men's Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)	2004 2007 2016
Men's Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2020
Women's Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)	2012 2013 2014 2016
Others	Asian Kabaddi Championship Asia Kabaddi Cup (Circle style) Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor Games World Kabaddi League Pro Kabaddi UK Kabaddi Cup 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters

Multi Sport event

Asian Games	1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Asian Indoor Games	2007 2009 2013
South Asian Games	1985 1987 1989 1993 1995 1999 2004 2006 2010 2016 2019

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