India women's national kabaddi team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see India men's national kabaddi team.

The India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi competitions.^[1][2]

India

Association	Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India
Confederation	Asian Kabaddi Federation
Head Coach	V. Tejeswini Bai Kavitha Selvaraj
Captain	Ritu Negi
World Cup
1 (first in 2012)
(2012)
Asian Games
4 (first in 2010)
(2010, 2014, 2022)
Asian Championship
4 (first in 2005)
(2005, 2007, 2008, 2017)
Medal record Principal

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.^[3][4]

History

The India women's national kabaddi team in 2016

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.^[5][6] 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.^[7][8]

Results and fixtures

2023

2022 Asian Games

2 October 16:20 India  34–34  Chinese Taipei Report Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

3 October 16:10 South Korea  23–56  India Report Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

4 October 16:15 India  54–22  Thailand Report Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

6 October 9:30 India  61–17    Nepal Report Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

7 October 9:30 India  26–25  Chinese Taipei Report Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

2025

Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship

6 March 2025 14:00 India  64–23  Bangladesh Report Tehran

6 March 2025 20:00 India  76–21  Thailand Report Tehran

7 March 2025 11:00 India  73–19  Malaysia Report Tehran

7 March 2025 18:00 India  56–18    Nepal Report Tehran

8 March 2025 12:00 India  32–25  Iran Report Tehran

Tournament history

Standard kabaddi

World Cup

• 2012 –

Asian Games

• 2010 –
• 2014 –
• 2018 –
• 2022 –

Asian Kabaddi Championship

• 2005 – ^[9]
• 2007 – ^[10]
• 2008 –
• 2016 – DNP
• 2017 – ^[11]
• 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

• Asian Championship:
  • Champions (4): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2025
• 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

See also

• Kabaddi in India
• India men's national kabaddi team
• Pro Kabaddi League
• Women's Kabaddi Challenge
• Kabaddi at the Asian Games
• World Kabaddi League
• Kho kho

External links

• India national women's team want kabaddi at olympics (NDTV)
• Indian women kabaddi team to step in tournament tomorrow (Punjab News)
• Indian women clinch Kabaddi World Cup championship (NDTV Sports)
• Indian National Women Kabaddi Team won first edition of World Cup Kabaddi Title (jagranjosh.com)
• Apologies to Indian women's kabaddi team (India Express)