Kabaddi is a high intensity, contact team sport originating from India, now enjoyed globally. Played in a square arena with two 20-minute halves (40 minutes total), Kabaddi involves two teams competing to outmaneuver each other. The objective is for a player, called the “raider,” to enter the opponent’s side, tag defenders, and return safely to their side without being tackled.
Defenders, meanwhile, attempt to stop the raider and prevent them from escaping back to their half. Kabaddi demands strength, agility, and strategic play.