Kabaddi (sometimes transliterated Kabbadi or Kabadi; Persian: کودّی، کبدی, Hindi, Marathi: कबडà¥à¤¡à¥€, Urdu: کبڈی, [kəˈbəɖɖi], Kannada: ಕಬಡà³à²¡à²¿, Tamil: கபடி, Telugu: కబడà±à°¦à±€, Malayalam: കബഡി) is a team contact sport that originated in South Asia BCE and in the Indo-Iranian society, as a form of recreational combat training.Two teams occupy opposite halves of a field and take turns sending a "raider" into the other half, in order to win points by tagging or Wrestling members of the opposing team; the raider then tries to return to his own half, holding his breath and chanting "kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi" during the whole raid. The name - often chanted during a game - derives from a Tamil Word (கை-பிடி) meaning "holding of hand", which is indeed the crucial aspect of play. Another origin of the name is from Persian Sistani Word (کَوَدّی) meaning where are you It is the national game of Iran and Bangladesh and the state game of Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh in India.
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