Pakistan national kabaddi team

Pakistan national kabaddi team represents Pakistan in international kabaddi. The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation manages the team. Tahir Waheed Jutt is the Head Coach of the team. Muhammad Irfan is the captain of the team and Shafiq Ahmad is the vice-captain of the team.
History
The Pakistan national Kabaddi team is one of strongest sides in the world. Pakistan have regularly won medals in the Asian Games and World Cups. In seven previous Asian Games, they won five bronze medals and two silver medals .
Since 1985, Pakistan took part in 38 major International Competitions in which they played 25 times as finalists (they won five of those competitions, were runners-up 20 times, and won third place 13 times).
Performance in the Asian Championships
Pakistan is the only team besides arch rivals India having managed to win a medal in every Asian Games Kabaddi competition.
Pakistan won bronze medals in the 1990 and 1994 Asian Games. In the 1998 edition, Pakistan settled for silver, losing to India in the final. Four years later, Pakistan again won third place before losing gold to India by 35-23 in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. Pakistan came third in the next three editions of Asian Games in 2010, 2014, and 2018.
Performance in the South Asian Championships
Pakistan became champions of South Asia in 1993 by beating archrival India in the final. It was the only time Pakistan became champions of South Asia. After that Pakistani team played as finalists six times and won bronze medals four times but never won another championship.
Circle style performance in the Asian Championships
Pakistan became Asian champion in 2012 by beating archrival India in the final of Circle Kabaddi Asian Cup after finishing as runner up in the previous edition.
Pakistan became Asian champion for the second time in a row in 2016 after beating India by 50-31 in the final of the Circle Kabaddi Asian Cup.
In 2016 Pakistan became Asian champion once again after beating India by 30-28 in the finals. It was the first title of Pakistan in the Asian Beach Games and before that Pakistan finished as runner up for four times in the last four competitions.
Performance in the World Championships
In 2020 Pakistan became World Champion of Kabaddi after being runner up four times in the last five World Cup competitions, beating India by 43-41.
Origination
Kabaddi originated in the Pak-Hind sub-continent. It is difficult to say who was the discoverer or when it started but it has a very deep root in ancient times. Whenever there was a fight between two opposing sides, one young man from each side came-forth to display his force and attacked his opponent.
Kabaddi is a traditional sport and cultural heritage of the people of Pakistan. It is played in hot countries of Asia but it is very popular in Pak-Hind sub-continent. The style of the game varies a little in some countries but it is liked and appreciated by the people in general. It is known by different names in the regional languages. In Pakistan and India, it is known as 'kabaddi' or 'kaudi', in Sri Lanka it is known as 'Guddo', in Indonesia.
Tournament records
Asian Games
Asian Kabaddi Championship
World Cup
Circle World Cup
Circle Asian Cup
Asian Beach Games
Asian Indoor Games
South Asian Games
Dubai Kabaddi Masters
Friendly Tournament records
Circle Style Kabaddi
This style of game introduced in Pakistan in 1956 Pakistan participate in the below mentioned competitions
Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1956 , India (Gold)
Canada Kabaddi Cup 1981 , Canada (Silver)
Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1982 Lahore, Pakistan (Gold)
Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1983 Lahore, Pakistan (Silver)
Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1984 Lahore, Pakistan (Gold)
Prime Minister International Gold Cup 1997 , Pakistan (Gold)
Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1998 , India (Silver)
Prime Minister International Gold Cup 1999 , Pakistan (Gold)
Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 2002 , India (Silver)
Indo-Pak Games 2004 Patyala, India (Silver)
Takkar Kabaddi Series 2008 Pakistan afaad (Silver)
Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 2009 , India (Silver)
International Kabaddi Tournament 2009 Kharian, Pakistan (Gold)
Kabaddi Premier League 2013 , Dubai (Gold)
International Kabaddi Cup 2013 UK (Bronze)
37th International Kabaddi Championship 2014 POF Wah (Gold)
Notable Players
Nasir Ali
Wajid Ali
Waseem Sajjad
Muhammad Khalid
Muhammad Arshad
Ibrar Hussain
Abrar Khan
Maqsood Ali
Abdul Mukhtar
Atif Waheed
Akhlaq Hussain
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Akram
Badshah Gul
Rahat Maqsood
Naveel Akram
Faryad Ali
Faisal Qadeer
See also
Kabaddi at the Asian Games
Pakistan Kabaddi Federation
References
External links
Official Website
World Cup 2007 Results
World cup 2004 Results
Kabaddi
National kabaddi teams
National kabaddi team