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Rajasthan boys win gold at 52nd Junior National Kabaddi Championship

Rajasthan secured the boys' gold medal at the 52nd Junior National Kabaddi Championship.

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The Rajasthan boys team won gold at the 52nd Junior National Kabaddi Championship, according to Times of India.

Key takeaways

  • Rajasthan boys team won gold medal at 52nd Junior National Kabaddi Championship
  • Times of India reported the Rajasthan victory
  • Kabaddi is played between two teams of seven players each
  • India men's national kabaddi team is governed by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India

Rajasthan boys team wins gold medal in 52nd Junior National Kabaddi Championship, Times of India reported.

Why it matters

Kabaddi is a contact sport played between two teams of seven players each. A lone member of one team, called a raider, enters the opposite half of the court and tries to tag members of the opposition team, known as defenders, without being tackled.

In a single raid, often lasting a maximum of 30 seconds, points are awarded for successful tags if the raider does not get out, while defenders earn a point if the raider is tackled, goes out of bounds or timed out.

Tagged or tackled players temporarily step out of the game and can be revived when the team scores points. Raids alternate between the teams throughout the game.

Context

The India men's national kabaddi team represents India in international men's kabaddi competitions.

Governed by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, established in 1972, the team is the most successful national kabaddi side in history, having secured gold medals at the Asian Games in nine out of ten editions since the sport's inclusion in 1990.

India has also won all three Kabaddi World Cup editions in 2004, 2007, and 2016, defeating Iran in each final, and the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup organised by World Kabaddi, defeating England 44-41 in the final.

Additionally, the team has won the Asian Kabaddi Championship eight times across nine men's editions and the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in 2026, beating Sri Lanka 54-20 in the final.

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