kabaddi

/ kəˈbɑːdɪ /

noun

1. a game played between two teams of seven players, in which individuals take turns to chase and try to touch members of the opposing team without being captured by them

Word History and Origins

Origin of kabaddi¹

Tamil

Example Sentences

India says that the 2030 Commonwealth Games will be a "full-fledged" multisport event, including disciplines it hopes to push into the Olympic programme, such as tag team sports kabaddi and kho kho.

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"Why can't girls play Kabaddi and make a career out of it?"

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So he and his colleagues, who had played Kabaddi when they were younger, thought it would be good to teach local girls how to play.

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"Parents were not ready to let their girls play Kabaddi as it meant spending a lot of time away from home," he says.

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Daji and his colleagues went door to door reassuring parents their daughters would be safe playing Kabaddi at training sessions before and after school.

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