International Kabaddi Federation
Governing body of kabaddi
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| 2025 | The third Junior Men's World Cup is scheduled to take place. |
| 2024 | The first World Beach Kabaddi Championship was held in Iran, with the host nation winning the tournament. |
| 2024 | The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) announced the inaugural Junior Women's World Cup to be held this year. |
| 2024 | The Junior Kabaddi World Cup for women is scheduled to be held in India. The final and third-place match details are yet to be determined. |
| March 2023 | Junior Kabaddi World Cup tournament conducted with teams from Iran, Taiwan, Uganda, Kenya, Iraq, State of Palestine, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia. India won the championship by defeating Iran 41-33 in the final. |
| 2022 | International kabaddi resumed following the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Asian Games. |
| November 2019 | Junior Kabaddi World Cup held with teams from Iran, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Afghanistan, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Iraq, Sri Lanka. Iran emerged as the champions by defeating Kenya 42-22 in the final. |
| August 8 2017 | ESPN's ESPNU channel aired an encore broadcast of the Kabaddi World Cup final as part of its 'ESPN8: The Ocho' programming stunt featuring unconventional sports events. |
| October 22 2016 | India defeated Iran 38-29 in the final match, winning their 3rd Kabaddi World Cup title. |
| October 7 2016 | The third edition of the men's Kabaddi World Cup began in Ahmedabad, India, with twelve countries participating in the tournament. |
| September 14 2016 | The official tournament emblem was unveiled by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel. The emblem featured a stylized lion representing Asiatic lions of Girnar, symbolizing the ferocity of Kabaddi defenders and the tournament's global participation. |
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