Lesser known facts about kabaddi

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10. It is believed that Kabaddi was played in India as far back as 4000 years!

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9. Many believe the sport was invented by Abhimanyu during the Mahabharata battle at Kurukshetra.

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8. The word ‘Kabaddi’ has come from a Tamil word, Kai-pidi, which means ‘holding hands’

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7. Kabaddi is the national game of Bangladesh

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6. Kabaddi first received international exposure during the Berlin Olympics in 1936

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5. The Pro Kabaddi League inaugural season was the second-most viewed sports tournament on Indian TV after the IPL!

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4. Kabaddi is the only sport in which the Indian team, both men and women, have won all the world cups since its conception

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3. It was only in 1995 that the first women’s kabaddi event was held in India. That was at Calcutta

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2. Pro Kabaddi League’s first season was watched by 435 million people

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1. It is also played in countries such as Italy, Spain, Argentina, Denmark, USA and Belgium.

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