Kabaddi

Kabaddi (Hindi: कबड्डी, Kabaddi ) is a team sport that is operated mainly in South and Southeast Asia.

When Kabaddispiel two teams face each 7 players, each with 5 reserve players. The game is played in two halves of 20 minutes each on a pitch of 12.5 x 8 meter size. Each team has one half of the pitch. The aim of the game is to either cut off opposing players or capture. For a robber ( Raider ) emitted from a team that needs to knock off the opposing players in their half. He has, as long as he is in the attacking half, to hold their breath and constantly " kabaddi kabaddi " ( the so-called cant ) to say until he has reached his own half again. Because the opposing team tries to prevent him. If the Raider is returned safely and had a second time to get air in the opposing box, the raid is successful, and his team gets taken out and according to the marked opponent points, otherwise the defending team.

The name Kabaddi derives from a Hindi word here, that means keeping as much as the breath. This exclamation is used by the Raiders during the game.

In the Asian Games 2006 in Doha, India got a 35:23 against Pakistan after the gold medal. Bangladesh was third ( 37:26 against Iran ).