The circle style Kabaddi World Cup, is an international

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competition administrated by the

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contested by men's and women's national teams. The competition has been contested every year since the inaugural tournament in 2010, except for 2015 due to the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy. The women's tournament was introduced in

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. As of October 2016, every tournament, men's and women's, has been won by

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except of the 2020 edition of Kabaddi World Cup won by

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Cultural performances

In opening and closing ceremonies of Kabaddi World Cup, there are performances by Punjabi artists.

Format

The current format of the competition involves a

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, with 4 teams in 2 pools, first and second of the each group progress to the semi-finals.

Summary

;Men ;Women

Medal table

Men Women

References

External links

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Kabbadi, Circle 2010 establishments in India