# India women's national kabaddi team

The India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi competitions.
In 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 India's women's team won the World Cup four times. In 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2017 India's women's Kabaddi team won Asian Kabaddi Championship. In 2010, 2014 and 2022 the Indian women's team won gold medals at the Asian Games. In 2006, 2010, 2016 and 2019 the Indian Women's team won gold medals at the South Asian Games.

## History

Kabaddi is an Indian subcontinent-based contact sport. It is one among India's most popular sports, mostly of village dwellers. In kabaddi, India has competed in four Asian Games and won gold in each of them. In 1950, the All India Kabaddi Federation was formed, and uniform regulations were developed. In 1973, the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was established. The first men's nationals were held in Tamil Nadu (Chennai) after the foundation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, while the first women's nationals were held in AKFI has given a new structure to the regulations.

## Results and fixtures
### 2023

2022 Asian Games
* 2 October 16:20
| India | 34–34 | Chinese Taipei |
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* Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan
* 3 October 16:10
| South Korea | 23–56 | India |
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* Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan
* 4 October 16:15
| India | 54–22 | Thailand |
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* Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan
* 6 October 9:30
| India | 61–17 | Nepal |
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* Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan
* 7 October 9:30
| India | 26–25 | Chinese Taipei |
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* Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

### 2025

Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship
* 6 March 2025 14:00
| India | 64–23 | Bangladesh |
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* Tehran
* 6 March 2025 20:00
| India | 76–21 | Thailand |
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* Tehran
* 7 March 2025 11:00
| India | 73–19 | Malaysia |
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* Tehran
* 7 March 2025 18:00
| India | 56–18 | Nepal |
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* Tehran
* 8 March 2025 12:00
| India | 32–25 | Iran |
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* Tehran

## Tournament history
### Standard kabaddi
#### World Cup

* 2012 –

#### Asian Games

* 2010 –
* 2014 –
* 2018 –
* 2022 –

#### Asian Kabaddi Championship

* 2005 –
* 2007 –
* 2008 –
* 2016 – DNP
* 2017 –
* 2025 –

#### South Asian Games

* 2006 –
* 2010 –
* 2016 –
* 2019 –

### Beach kabaddi
#### Asian Beach Games

* 2008 –
* 2010 –
* 2012 –
* 2014 –
* 2016 –

#### South Asian Beach Games

* 2011 –

### Indoor kabaddi
#### Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
| 2013 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Participated as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) |||||
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

### Circle kabaddi
#### Circle World Cup

* 2013 –
* 2014 –
* 2016 –

## Honours
### World

* World Cup - Standard style:
** Champions (1): 2012
* World Cup - Circle style:
** Champions (3): 2013, 2014, 2016

### Asia

* Asia Cup:
** Champions (4): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017
* Asian Games:
** Gold Medal (3): 2010, 2014, 2022
** Silver Medal (1): 2018
* Asian Beach Games:
** Gold Medal (5): 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

### South Asia

* South Asian Games:
** Gold Medal (4): 2006, 2010, 2016, 2019

## Current squad

* Name
* Akshima Singh
* Jyoti
* Pooja Hathwala
* Pooja Narwal
* Priyanka
* Pushpa
* Sakshi Kumari
* Ritu Negi (captain)
* Nidhi Sharma
* Sushma Sharma
* Snehal Pradeep Shinde
* Muskan Malik