The England national kabbadi team was established in 1992 and represents England in the National Kabaddi Association. The team is also affiliated with the

International Kabaddi Association 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 ...

. In the

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, which was the inaugural

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tournament, the team reached the quarter-finals following wins against Malaysia and South Korea and a loss against

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, where they lost to Canada national kabaddi team. The team has participated in the group phases of the

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and

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Kabaddi World Cup tournaments, but did not qualify for the semi-finals.

References

External links

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