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International Kabaddi Federation

Summary

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 Ashish Pachori from India.[3]

International Kabaddi Federation
SportKabaddi
AbbreviationIKF
FoundedJanuary 2004; 20 years ago (January 2004)
LocationJaipur, India
PresidentVinod Kumar Tiwari (India)
CEOJaya Shetty (India)
SecretaryNisar Ahmed (Germany)
Other key staff

Members edit

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  N
  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

IKF Confederations edit

  • Asian Kabaddi Federation
  • European Kabaddi Confederation

IKF structured tournaments edit

Men's tournaments edit

Women's tournaments edit

Current title holders edit

Men's Women's
World Cup - Standard Style   India (2019)   India (2019)
World Cup - Circle Style   Pakistan (2020)   India (2016)
Asian Games   India (2022)   India (2022)
Asia Cup   India (2023)   India (2017)

Current IKF Rankings edit

Points are calculated after every match by the formula:

10*(total number of kabaddi nations – rank of the opponent)+(score difference)

The top 10 teams according to the International Kabaddi Federation:[6]

Rank Team Points
1   India 7127.6
2   Iran 5674.4
3   Pakistan 4235.04
4   South Korea 3511.9
5   Bangladesh 2795.68
6   Sri Lanka 2086.38
7   Kenya 1384
8     Nepal 688.54
9   Thailand 685.08
10   Indonesia 681.62

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Gehlot to head IKF". The Hindu. 2004-11-22. Archived from the original on 2004-12-24. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ^ "MEMBER COUNTRIES". kabaddiikf.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  5. ^ Member Countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "KABADDI/World Sport Ranking". World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2021.