Although accounts கபடி appear in the histories of ancient India, the game was popularized as a competitive sport in the 20th century. There are two major disciplines of கபடி: "Punjabi கபடி", also referred to as "circle styles", comprises traditional forms of the that are played on a circular field outdoors, while the "standard style", played on a rectangular court indoors, is the discipline played in major professional leagues and international competitions such as the Asian Games.
Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offense, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of a court, touch out as many of their defenders as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all without being tackled by the defenders, and in a single breath.
கபடி is a popular sport in the Indian subcontinent. கபடி Federation of India was founded in 1950, and it compiled a standard set of rules. The governing body for கபடி in Pakistan is Pakistan கபடி Federation.
கபடி is one of the national sports of Nepal. கபடி is played and taught in most primary schools, beginning in about the third grade in most Nepali schools. கபடி was also played by the British Army for fun, to keep fit and as an enticement to recruit soldiers from the British Asian community. கபடி was brought to the United Kingdom by Indian, Nepali and Sri Lankan immigrants. The governing body for கபடி in the United Kingdom (England) is the England கபடி Federation UK.
The epic Mahabharata, a demonstration at the Olympics and the Pro கபடி spotlight, here's everything you need to know about கபடி history.
Deeply rooted in Indian culture for centuries, கபடி has even found a mention in Hindu mythology. In the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, It is said that the Arjuna, mastered கபடி skills from Lord Krishna, who adored the sport. The story goes that Arjuna would breach enemy walls inconspicuously and would walk back unscathed with his கபடி skills.
It wasn’t until the early 20th century that the sport finally got its recognition. In 1918, the first official rules and regulations of கபடி were brought into effect before it was declared as the national sport of India.
However, it wasn’t until 2014 that the sport got its due. The start of Pro கபடி elevated the status of the sport manifold by taking a rural pastime to prime-time television nationwide.
It is an ancient mass-based group game, which is played in most of the tropical countries of Titles.
Guru in Bangladesh, Guru in Sri Lanka, The Chub in Indonesia and outdoor rural sport in Bangladesh.
In India, people are now recognizing கபடி as a great sport after the advent of the Pro கபடி League. Here I am trying to have a look back to where it all started and how it all began and how we reached here.
கபடி is now a very popular game and is a regular sport in Asian Games, Asian Indoor Games, and Asian Beach Games apart from games. கபடி was a demonstration sport during Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi.
Four forms of கபடி played in India are Amar, Sanjeev, and Gamine. Amar is generally played in Punjab, Haryana, the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world, mostly by Punjabi sportsmen. Sanjeev is the most played form of கபடி in India and the world.
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