Kabaddi World Cup was first held in 2004, 2007 and then yearly from 2010 onwards after which the circle format is followed. Tattered pages of a Sikh religious scripture were found on Sunday after which police force was deployed to prevent any violence and unrest in the state.Īfter this incident, suspense lingers-on about whether the event will be held successfully or if at all will be held in Punjab! And if not in Punjab then where will it take place? Undisputed champions of World Kabaddi Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Tuesday about the update. The Kabaddi World Cup, which was to be held in Punjab, has been cancelled because of religious violence and unrest in Punjab. As far as the venues are concerned, it will include Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Patiala, Tarn Taran, Sangrur, Roopnagar, Jalalabad, Hoshiarpur, Mansa, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Amritsar and Bathinda where the closing ceremony will be held. The finals will take place at Jalalabad, Punjab only after December 1. With 15 teams in men’s section and 8 participating nations in women’s section, the event will pull crowds. The 2015 World Cup will be held in Punjab. In the women’s category teams will consist of India, Pakistan, Kenya, New Zealand, UK, Denmark, Malaysia and Mexico. In the men’s category, teams will be present from India, Pakistan, USA, Argentina, UK, Canada, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Spain and Denmark. The 6th World Cup will consist of teams in men and women categories.
The event was announced after a meeting held between prominent personalities together with MP Balwinder Singh Bhundar Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Pawan Kumar Tinu Rural Development Minister, Sikander Singh Maluka Special Principal secretaries to Deputy CM, Ajay Mahajan and Rahul Tiwari Secretary General Punjab Olympic Association, Raja KS Sidhu Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, S K Sandhu Principal Secretary Finance, D P Reddy Principal Secretary to Deputy CM, P S Aujla Secretary Industry, Anirudh Tiwari Principal Secretary Housing, Vishavjit Khanna IG Balbir Kumar Bawa and Secretary Sports Ashok Gupta. Along with the enhanced cash prize, security, transportation and accommodation for international players will be ensured appropriately. In the women’s category, runners-up will receive Rs 75 lakh.
This time the cash prize has been raised from Rs 1 crore to Rs 1.50 crore in the women’s category whereas the winners from men’s category will receive Rs 2 crore and runners-up will take home Rs 1 crore. The event will take place at 14 diverse sports stadiums in Punjab. Sukhbir Singh Badal has officially announced the 6th World Kabaddi Cup to be held from November 15-November 28. However, doubts about the tournament still linger around as religious violence broke out in Punjab. As the 6th World Cup Kabaddi is about to kick off with the opening ceremony on November 15 at Roopnagar, Kabaddi fans are eager to see their favourite teams and players sweat it out on the field. India being the top team in Kabaddi, it is no doubt that there is no dearth of talent and enthusiasm in our country. The mud game finds the same excitement in rural India and on the international level. Kabaddi has been a celebrated sport in India since ancient days.
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