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 India.[3]

International Kabaddi Federation
SportKabaddi
AbbreviationIKF
Foundedjanuary 2004 (january 2004)
LocationJaipur, India
PresidentVinod Kumar Tiwari (India)
CEOJaya Shetty (India)
Vice president(s)-
SecretaryNisar Ahmed (Germany)
Other key staff

Members

The following countries are members of the International Kabaddi Federation:[4][5]

Affiliated Countries
CountryContinentMen's teamWomen's team
Afghanistan Afghanistan Asia Green tick Red X
 Argentina America Green tick Red X
 Australia Oceania Green tick Red X
 Bangladesh Asia Green tick Green tick
 China Asia Green tick Red X
 Denmark Europe Green tick Green tick
 England Europe Green tick Green tick
 Hong Kong Asia Green tick Red X
 India Asia Green tick Green tick
 Indonesia Asia Green tick Green tick
 Iran Asia Green tick Green tick
 Japan Asia Green tick Green tick
 Kenya Africa Green tick Green tick
 Kuwait Asia Red X Red X
 Malaysia Asia Green tick Green tick
   Nepal Asia Green tick Green tick
 Oman Asia Green tick Red X
 Pakistan Asia Green tick Green tick
 South Korea Asia Green tick Green tick
 Sri Lanka Asia Green tick Green tick
 Chinese Taipei Asia Green tick Green tick
 Thailand Asia Green tick Green tick
 Turkmenistan Asia Green tick Green tick
 United States America Green tick Green tick
Provisional Affiliated Countries
 Algeria Africa Red X Red X
 Iraq Asia Green tick Green tick
 Lebanon Asia Red X Red X
 Netherlands Europe Red X Red X
 Palestine Asia Red X Red X
 Poland Europe Green tick Green tick
 Senegal Africa Red X Red X
 Singapore Asia Red X Red X
 Syria Asia Red X Red X
 Sweden Europe Green tick Red X
 Uganda Africa Red X Red X

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

CountryContinentMen's TeamWomen's Team
 Azerbaijan Europe Green tick Green tick
 Canada America Green tick Green tick
 Germany Europe Green tick Red X
 Italy Europe Green tick Green tick
 Mexico America Red X Green tick
 New Zealand Oceania Green tick Green tick
 Norway Europe Green tick Red X
 Scotland Europe Green tick Red X
 Sierra Leone Africa Green tick Red X
 Spain Europe Green tick Red X
 Tanzania Africa Green tick Green tick
 Vietnam Asia Green tick Green tick
Cricket West Indies West Indies America Green tick Red X

IKF Confederations

IKF structured tournaments

Men's tournaments

Women's tournaments

Current title holders

Men's Women's
World Cup - Standard Style  India (2019)  India (2019)
World Cup - Circle Style  Pakistan (2020)  India (2016)
Asian Games  India (2022)  India (2022)
Asia Cup  India (2023)  India (2017)

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:[6]

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

  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.
  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.
  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". kabaddiikf.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  5. Member Countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "KABADDI/World Sport Ranking". World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2021.


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