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.[3]

International Kabaddi Federation
SportKabaddi
AbbreviationIKF
FoundedJanuary 2004; 20 years ago (January 2004)
LocationJaipur, India
PresidentVinod Kumar Tiwari (India)
CEOJaya Shetty (India)
SecretaryNisar Ahmed (Germany)
Other key staff

Members

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The following countries are members of the International Kabaddi Federation:[4][5]

Affiliated Countries
Country Continent Men's team Women's team
  Afghanistan Asia  Y  N
  Argentina America  Y  N
  Australia Oceania  Y  N
  Bangladesh Asia  Y  Y
  China Asia  Y  N
  Denmark Europe  Y  Y
  England Europe  Y  Y
  Hong Kong Asia  Y  Y
  India Asia  Y  Y
  Indonesia Asia  Y  Y
  Iran Asia  Y  Y
  Japan Asia  Y  Y
  Kenya Africa  Y  Y
  Kuwait Asia  N  N
  Malaysia Asia  Y  Y
  Nepal Asia  Y  Y
  Oman Asia  Y  N
  Pakistan Asia  Y  Y
  South Korea Asia  Y  Y
  Sri Lanka Asia  Y  Y
  Chinese Taipei Asia  Y  Y
  Thailand Asia  Y  Y
  Turkmenistan Asia  Y  Y
  United States America  Y  Y
Provisional Affiliated Countries
  Algeria Africa  N  N
  Iraq Asia  Y  Y
  Lebanon Asia  N  N
  Netherlands Europe  N  N
  Palestine Asia  N  N
  Poland Europe  Y  Y
  Senegal Africa  N  N
  Singapore Asia  N  N
  Syria Asia  N  N
  Sweden Europe  Y  N
  Uganda Africa  N  N

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

Country Continent Men's Team Women's Team
  Azerbaijan Europe  Y  Y
  Canada America  Y  Y
  Germany Europe  Y  N
  Italy Europe  Y  Y
  Mexico America  N  Y
  New Zealand Oceania  Y  Y
  Norway Europe  Y  N
  Scotland Europe  Y  N
  Sierra Leone Africa  Y  N
  Spain Europe  Y  N
  Tanzania Africa  Y  Y
  Vietnam Asia  Y  Y
  West Indies America  Y  N

IKF Confederations

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IKF structured tournaments

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Men's tournaments

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Women's tournaments

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Current title holders

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Men's Women's
World Cup - Standard Style   India (2016)   India (2012)
Asian Games   India (2022)   India (2022)
Asian Championship   India (2023)   India (2017)

References

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  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". kabaddiikf.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  5. ^ Member Countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine