The
Kabaddi
World Cup
2025
West Midlands, England 15-23 March 2025
The world’s largest meeting of International Kabaddi competition where the fast-paced contact sport has its chance to excite and entertain on the global stage. Men’s and Women’s teams battle it out for the respective title of World Champions!
Key historic milestones
1936
Was an unofficial demonstration sport at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
1990
Become a medal sport at the Asian Games
2003
It was also introduced as a demonstration sport at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games.
2019
Scotland hosted the inaugural European Kabaddi Championships.
2025
British Kabaddi playing host to the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup in the West Midlands, attracting a world audience to Britain’s delivery of the sport.
