International Kabaddi Federation

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. The other office bearers were: Mohammed Ali Pour (Iran), Khana Jawa (Japan), Veerawat (Thailand), Yoon Yeong Hak (South Korea), Ashok Das (United Kingdom); (Vice-president), Nisar Ahmed (Germany); (Secretary), R.M. Sunderashan (Malaysia); (Treasurer), Jaya Shetty (India); (CEO), and Shankarrao Salvi (India); (Adviser).[3]

Members

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

CountryContinentMen's TeamWomen's Team
 Afghanistan Asia Y N
 Australia Oceania Y N
 Austria Europe
 Bangladesh Asia Y Y
 Bhutan Asia
 Cambodia Asia
 Canada America Y Y
 France Europe
 Germany Europe Y N
 England Europe Y Y
 Hong Kong Asia Y Y
 India Asia Y Y
 Indonesia Asia Y Y
 Iran Asia Y Y
 Italy Europe Y Y
 Japan Asia Y Y
 Kyrgyzstan Asia Y N
 Malaysia Asia Y Y
 Maldives Asia
   Nepal Asia Y Y
 Norway Europe Y N
 Oman Asia
 Pakistan Asia Y Y
 South Korea Asia Y Y
 Spain Europe Y N
 Sri Lanka Asia Y Y
 Sweden Europe
 Taiwan Asia Y Y
 Thailand Asia Y Y
 Turkmenistan Asia Y Y
 United States America Y Y
West Indies America Y N

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

CountryContinentMen's TeamWomen's Team
 Argentina America Y N
 China Asia Y N
 Denmark Europe Y N
 Kenya Africa Y Y
 Mexico America N Y
 New Zealand Oceania Y Y
 Scotland Europe Y N
 Sierra Leone Africa Y N
 Vietnam Asia Y N

IKF Confederations
  • Asian Kabaddi Federation
  • European Kabaddi Confederation

IKF structured tournaments

Men's tournaments

Women's tournaments
  • Kabaddi Women's World Cup
  • Kabaddi Women's Asia Cup

Current title holders
Men's
World Cup  India (2019)
Asia Cup  India (2017)
Asian Games  Iran (2018)

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:[5]

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 Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "KABADDI/World Sport Ranking". World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2021.


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