Asian Kabaddi Championship to be held in South Korea

Asian Kabaddi Championship to be held in South Korea

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Category : Sports Published on: May 13 2023

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  • The Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 is scheduled to be held in Busan, South Korea from June 27 to 30.
  • The continental kabaddi event will be played after a hiatus of six years. The last edition was held in Gorgan, Iran in 2017.
  • Since the inaugural tournament in 1980, the championship has brought together teams from various Asian countries, including India, Pakistan, Iran and Bangladesh among others.
  • The Indian men’s kabaddi team is the most successful side in the history of the Asian Kabaddi Championship, winning seven gold medals from the eight editions. Iran won the title in the 2003 edition in Kangar, Malaysia.
  • India are the defending champions having beaten Pakistan 36-22 in the final in 2017. 
  • In the women’s category, too, India are the defending champions. They defeated South Korea 42-20 in the final in 2017.
  • The first-ever men's championship was held in Kolkata, India back in 1980 and the hosts were the inaugural champions.
  • The first women's competition was held in Hyderabad, India in 2005 and once again it was the hosts who bagged the gold.
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