International Kabaddi Federation

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 kirari, India. The other office bearers were: Mohammed Ali Pour (Iran), Khana Jawa (Japan), Veerawat (Thailand), Yoon Yeong Hak (South Korea), Ashok Das (United Kingdom); (Vice-president), Nisar Ahmed (Germany); (Secretary), R.M. Sunderashan (Malaysia); (Treasurer), Jaya Shetty (India); (CEO), Shankarrao Salvi (India); (Adviser).^[3]

Members[]

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

Country	Continent	Men's Team	Women's Team
Afghanistan	Asia	Y	N
Australia	Oceania	Y	N
Austria	Europe
Bangladesh	Asia	Y	Y
Bhutan	Asia
Cambodia	Asia
Canada	America	Y	Y
France	Europe
Germany	Europe	Y	N
England	Europe	Y	Y
Hong Kong	Asia	Y	Y
India	Asia	Y	Y
Indonesia	Asia	Y	Y
Iran	Asia	Y	Y
Italy	Europe	Y	Y
Japan	Asia	Y	Y
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	Y	N
Malaysia	Asia	Y	Y
Maldives	Asia
Nepal	Asia	Y	Y
Norway	Europe	Y	N
Oman	Asia
Pakistan	Asia	Y	Y
South Korea	Asia	Y	Y
Spain	Europe	Y	N
Sri Lanka	Asia	Y	Y
Sweden	Europe
Taiwan	Asia	Y	Y
Thailand	Asia	Y	Y
Turkmenistan	Asia	Y	Y
United States	America	Y	Y
West Indies	America	Y	N

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

Country	Continent	Men's Team	Women's Team
Argentina	America	Y	N
China	Asia	Y	N
Denmark	Europe	Y	N
Kenya	Africa	Y	Y
Mexico	America	N	Y
New Zealand	Oceania	Y	Y
Scotland	Europe	Y	N
Sierra Leone	Africa	Y	N
Vietnam	Asia	Y	N

IKF Confederations[]

IKF structured tournaments[]

Men's tournaments[]

Women's tournaments[]

Kabaddi Women's Asia Cup

Current title holders[]

	Men's
World Cup	India (2019)
Asia Cup	India (2017)
Asian Games	Iran (2018)

Current IKF Rankings[]

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:^[5]

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[]

^ 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 Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ "KABADDI/World Sport Ranking". World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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[LiMacIntosh2011-1] 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.

[NaurightParrish2012-2] 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.

[The_Hindu-20041122-3] "Gehlot to head IKF". The Hindu. 2004-11-22. Archived from the original on 2004-12-24. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

[4] Member Countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "KABADDI/World Sport Ranking". World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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