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India women's national kabaddi team

The India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi competitions.

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.

History

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. In 1973, the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was established. The 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.

Results and fixtures

2025

Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship

Women's World Cup

Tournament history

Standard kabaddi

World Cup

Asian Games

Asian Kabaddi Championship

  • 2005 –
  • 2007 –
  • 2008 –
  • 2016 – DNP
  • 2017 –
  • 2025 –

South Asian Games

  • 2006 –
  • 2010 –
  • 2016 –
  • 2019 –

Beach kabaddi

Asian Beach Games

South Asian Beach Games

Indoor kabaddi

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Circle kabaddi

Circle World Cup

Honours

World

Asia

South Asia

Current squad

The following players were selected for the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 held at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 17 to 24 November 2025. India won the title and Sanju Devi was adjudged the Most Valuable Player.

Head Coach: Tejaswini Bai, Assistant coach: Kavita Selvaraj.

Recent call-ups

See also

External links

References