The South Korea national kabaddi team (also known as Korea Republic national kabaddi team) represents

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

in international

kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...

competitions.

Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...

is a growing sport in South Korea. South Korea national team is ranked 3rd in the world. Many Korean players play in the Pro Kabaddi league in India. Korean captain Jang Kun Lee is one of the most famous international players in the Pro Kabaddi league. Korean players are known for their agility & speed in the game. In 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, South Korea finished at 3rd place losing to Iran in the semi-finals. South Korea was the only team to beat eventual winner India in the entire tournament. South Korea was also invited to participate in 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters, being one of the top 4 Kabaddi nations in the world. South Korea has also defeated India at the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

which was their first defeat at the tournament. They also bagged their first silver medal.

Team

Tournament records

Asian Games

Men's team Women's team

World Cup

Men's Team Women's Team

References

{{International Kabaddi National kabaddi teams

Kabaddi in South Korea