International Kabaddi Federation

International Kabaddi Federation

Sport	Kabaddi
Abbreviation	IKF
Founded	January 2004; 20 years ago (January 2004)
Location	Jaipur, India
President	Vinod Kumar Tiwari (India)
Secretary	Mr. Sathasivam Munisami (Malaysia)

The International Kabaddi Federation, aka IKF, is an international governing body of Kabaddi.^[1] Its membership comprises 31 national associations.^[2] The federation was formed in 2004 and was founded by Ashish Pachori from India who served as the first president.^[3]

Members

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The following countries are members of the International Kabaddi Federation:^[4]^[5]

Affiliated Countries
Country	Continent	Men's team	Women's team
Afghanistan	Asia	Y	N
Argentina	America	Y	N
Australia	Oceania	Y	N
Bangladesh	Asia	Y	Y
China	Asia	Y	N
Denmark	Europe	Y	Y
England	Europe	Y	Y
Hong Kong	Asia	Y	Y
India	Asia	Y	Y
Indonesia	Asia	Y	Y
Iran	Asia	Y	Y
Japan	Asia	Y	Y
Kenya	Africa	Y	Y
Kuwait	Asia	N	N
Malaysia	Asia	Y	Y
Nepal	Asia	Y	Y
Oman	Asia	Y	N
Pakistan	Asia	Y	Y
South Korea	Asia	Y	Y
Sri Lanka	Asia	Y	Y
Chinese Taipei	Asia	Y	Y
Thailand	Asia	Y	Y
Turkmenistan	Asia	Y	Y
United States	America	Y	Y
Provisional Affiliated Countries
Algeria	Africa	N	N
Iraq	Asia	Y	Y
Lebanon	Asia	N	N
Netherlands	Europe	N	N
Palestine	Asia	N	N
Poland	Europe	Y	Y
Senegal	Africa	N	N
Singapore	Asia	N	N
Syria	Asia	N	N
Sweden	Europe	Y	N
Uganda	Africa	N	N

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

Country	Continent	Men's Team	Women's Team
Azerbaijan	Europe	Y	Y
Canada	America	Y	Y
Germany	Europe	Y	N
Italy	Europe	Y	Y
Mexico	America	N	Y
New Zealand	Oceania	Y	Y
Norway	Europe	Y	N
Scotland	Europe	Y	N
Sierra Leone	Africa	Y	N
Spain	Europe	Y	N
Tanzania	Africa	Y	Y
Vietnam	Asia	Y	Y
West Indies	America	Y	N

Confederations

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Tournaments

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Kabaddi
World	Kabaddi World Cup Junior Kabaddi World Cup
Asia	Asian Games Asian Kabaddi Championship
Africa	Africa Kabaddi Championship
Beach Kabaddi
World	World Beach Kabaddi Championship
Asia	Asian Beach Games
Europe	European Beach Kabaddi Championship
Indoor Kabaddi
Asia	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Current champions

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Standard Kabaddi	Men's	Women's
World Cup	India (2016)	India (2012)
Asian Games	India (2022)	India (2022)
Asian Championship	India (2023)	India (2017)
Africa Championship	Kenya (2024)	Uganda (2023)
Junior World Cup	India (2023)
Beach Kabaddi	Men's	Women's
World Championship	Iran (2024)
Asian Beach Games	Pakistan (2016)	India (2016)
European Championship	Poland (2024)	Poland (2024)
Indoor Kabaddi	Men's	Women's
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	(2013)	(2013)

References

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^ 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. Archived from the original on 2004-12-24. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ "MEMBER COUNTRIES". kabaddiikf.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
^ Member Countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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Official Website

International kabaddi

International Kabaddi Federation (2004–present) · World Kabaddi (2018–present) · World Kabaddi League (2014) · World Kabaddi Federation

National teams

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

International tournaments

World	World Cup (standard) World Championship (beach) World Cup (World Kabaddi) World Cup (circle) Junior World Cup (standard)
Asia	Asia Cup (standard) Asia Cup (circle)
Single-nation hosted	Dubai Kabaddi Masters Bangabandhu Cup

Multi-sport events

Asian

South	South Asian Games South Asian Beach Games

Domestic tournaments

India	Pro Kabaddi League Women's Kabaddi League Women's Kabaddi Challenge
Nepal	Nepal Kabaddi League
Pakistan	Super Kabaddi League

v t e International sports federations
ASOIF (30+2) Summer Olympics Federations	AQUA (aquatic sports) WA (archery) WAth (athletics) BWF (badminton) WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) (associate) FIBA (basketball) ICF (canoeing) UCI (cycling) WDSF (dance sport) (associate) FEI (equestrian) FIE (fencing) FIFA (football) IGF (golf) FIG (gymnastics) IHF (handball) FIH (field hockey) IJF (judo) UIPM (modern pentathlon) WSK (roller sports) FISA (rowing) WR (rugby union) WS (sailing) ISSF (shooting) IFSC (sport climbing) ISA (surfing) ITTF (table tennis) WT (taekwondo) ITF (tennis) TRI (triathlon) FIVB (volleyball) IWF (weightlifting) UWW (wrestling)
AIOWF (7) Winter Olympics Federations	IBU (biathlon) IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton) WC (curling) IIHF (ice hockey) FIL (luge) ISU (skating sports) FIS (skiing and snowboarding sports)
ARISF (39) Others recognised by IOC	FAI (air sports) IFAF (American football) FIA (auto racing) FIB (bandy) WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) FIPV (basque pelota) WCBS (billiards sports) CMSB (boules) IBF (bowling) WBF (bridge) ICU (cheer) FIDE (chess) ICC (cricket) WDSF (dance sport) IFF (floorball) WFDF (flying disc) IFI (ice stock sport) WKF (karate) WAKO (kickboxing) IKF (korfball) FIL (lacrosse) ILSF (life saving) FIM (motorcycle sport) UIAA (mountaineering) IFMA (muaythai) WN (netball) IOF (orienteering) FIP (polo) UIM (powerboating) IRF (racquetball) FIAS (sambo) ISMF (ski mountaineering) WSF (squash) IFS (sumo) TWIF (tug-of-war) CMAS (underwater sports) FISU (university sports) IWWF (waterski and wakeboard) IWUF (wushu)
AIMS (20) Others in SportAccord	IAF (aikido) WAF (arm wrestling) IFBB (bodybuilding) ICSF (casting) WDF (darts) IDBF (dragon boat) FMJD (draughts) IFA (fistball) IGF (go) JJIF (ju-jitsu) FIK (kendo) WMF (minigolf) IPF (powerlifting) IPSC (practical shooting) FISav (savate) ISTAF (sepak takraw) ISFF (sleddog) ISTF (soft tennis) CIPS (sport fishing) FITEQ (teqball)
former GAISF observer members (11)	WDA (dodgeball) FIFG (footgolf) IJRU (jump rope) IUKL (kettlebell lifting) FISO (obstacle) IPF (padel) IFMP (poker) IPSF (pole dance) IRF (rafting) IRL (rugby league) ITSF (table football/soccer)
Others	WEKAF (arnis) AFLC (Australian rules football) WBGF (backgammon) ISBHF (ball hockey) IBA (bodyboarding) WB (bowls) IBA¹ (boxing) WB² (boxing) SJJIF (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) IFBA (broomball) WCF (croquet) WDBF (dodgeball) ICFRA (fullbore rifle) IGAA (Gaelic football and hurling) ATSX (downhill ice cross) IKF (kabaddi) IKF (kempo) FISLY (landsailing) IMMAF (mixed martial arts) WMRA (mountain running) ORSI (ocean rowing) IPF (pickleball) IQA (quidditch) IFMAR (radio-controlled racing) IRF (rogaining) WSSF (snowshoe running) ISF (skyrunning) WSSA (sport stacking) ITHF (table hockey) ITPF (tent pegging) FIT (touch football) ITRA (trail running) IAU (ultra running)
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