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Simple, visceral, fun: why the ancient sport of kabaddi is enjoying a resurgence

India is hosting the first Kabaddi World Cup for nine years, and a once quaint pastime – a mix of red rover, wrestling and tag – is getting a makeover

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Hasnain says:

I had no idea Kabaddi had a world cup and that apparently 200M people watch it.

The list of competing countries is also surprising:

"Teams from 12 countries – India, Iran, Bangladesh, Thailand, the United States, Australia, Japan, South Korea, England, Poland, Kenya, and Argentina – are competing in the first edition of the Kabaddi World Cup in nine years, and the first since its revolution into a modern sporting enterprise."

Posted on 2016-10-13T15:23:10+0000