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Kabaddi World Cup 2016 in India going to Kick start from October 7th 2016 ..
  • Telecasting: Star Sports 2/HD (English) , Star Sports 3/HD (Hindi) , Maa Movies (Telugu) , Suvarna Plus (Kannada) ..
 
RE: Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2016 (S -5) -- Schedule , Results

I don't think there will be S5 of Pro Kabaddi in October as Kabaddi WC is scheduled to start in October
 
RE: Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2016 (S -5) -- Schedule , Results

  • India will host the Kabaddi World Cup this year, featuring 12 countries, in October.

  • India
  • USA
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
  • Iran
  • Poland
  • Pakistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Korea
  • Japan
  • Kenya
 
RE: Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2016 (S -5) -- Schedule , Results

Sorry @KV bro and all bros -- yep your correct KV bro itz kabaddi world cup :shy sorry :( .. Just a fraction of second only i saw the promo .. So thought itz pkl 5 :shy .. Now edit the thread and change to kabaddi world cup updates ;) .. Once again sorry to @kv bro and thanx for correcting me :) ..
 
RE: Kabaddi World Cup 2016 -- Schedule , Results

Post for Schedule yet to be
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RE: Kabaddi World Cup 2016 -- Schedule , Results

2016 Kabaddi World Cup: Participating nations, stats and other details


The eighth edition of Kabaddi World Cup will be held in India in October. International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) will organise the event. In India the domestic tournament, Pro Kabaddi League, has been a super hit and now the sport is looking to gain popularity internationally.

India has hosted all the seven previous editions of the Kabaddi World Cup. The first Kabaddi World Cup was played in 2004. The second one took place after a gap of three years in 2007. The third edition was played in 2010. From 2011 onwards, the event was held annually. However, last year, the Kabaddi World Cup was cancelled due to unrest in Punjab.

This year during the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 4 it was announced that Kabaddi World Cup will take place from October 7 to 22 in Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The event will be held in the state-of-the-art multi-purpose stadium- The Arena, developed by TransStadia. Here are few details about the Kabaddi world cup.

Participating Nations

12 countries including hosts India will take part in the Kabaddi World Cup. United States of America, Canada, England, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan and Kenya are the other nations. Poland will participate in the Kabaddi World Cup for the first time while Kenya will appear for the second time.

Broadcast Rights

Star Sports has the official broadcast rights of Kabaddi World Cup 2016. In India, the matches will be telecast on Star Sports Network including its official website and Hot Star App.

Format

The format of the Kabaddi World Cup will be standard style. The tournament will have round-robin leg first and then the knockouts.

Previous Winners

India is the only team to win the Kabaddi World Cup(s). No surprises India has won all the seven previous editions and thus has seven gold medals against its name. In the final of last season, India defeated Pakistan to win the gold medal. Pakistan has won the most silver medals-4. Bangladesh and Canada have won two bronze medals each.

2016 Kabaddi World Cup: Participating nations, stats and other details - India.com
 
RE: Kabaddi World Cup 2016 -- Schedule , Results

Eagerly waiting for schedule
 
RE: Kabaddi World Cup 2016 -- Schedule , Results

Kabaddi World Cup 2016: India face tricky South Korean test in opener


Seven-time champions and favourites India will face South Korea in the opening match of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, to be held in Ahmedabad from 7 to 22 October. The South Koreans will be a tricky first opponents for India as they aim to win their eighth straight World Cup in Ahmedabad. The Koreans boast players like Jan Kun Lee and Tae Deok Eom who have made their mark in the Pro Kabaddi League.

Besides hosts India, other participating nations in the tournament are USA, England, Australia, Iran, Poland, Thailand, Bangladesh, South Korea, Japan, Argentina and Kenya.

The 12 teams have been divide in two groups of six each. While Group A consists of India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Australia, England and Argentina, Group B will have Iran, Thailand, Japan, USA, Poland and Kenya.

The semi-finals of the tournament will be held on 21 October with the summit clash slated for the next day.

Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday announced the schedule and also unveiled the logo of the tournament -- the famous "Asiatic Lion".

Goel also congratulated the Indian paralympians who had won medals in the ongoing Rio Paralympic Games on the occasion.

"In Rio Olympics our preparation was very good but we didn't have luck on our side. But in the Paralympics we are doing very well. It's a matter of pride that we have four medals in Paralympics. When the paralympians will return we will felicitate them," he said.

International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) president Janardan Singh Gehlot, meanwhile, said their aim now is to take the sport to the Olympics.

"We already took kabaddi to Asiad but now we want to take it to the Olympics. We want people to play kabaddi all across the world," he said.

Full schedule:

7th October: India vs South Korea, USA vs Iran

8th October: England vs Bangladesh, Poland vs Kenya, India vs Australia

9th October: South Korea vs Argentina, USA vs Japan, Thailand vs Iran

10th October: England vs Australia, Thailand vs Poland

11th October: Iran vs Kenya, India vs Bangladesh

12th October: Poland vs Japan, Australia vs Argentina

13th October: Thailand vs Kenya, Bangladesh vs South Korea

14th October: England vs Argentina, USA vs Poland

15th October: South Korea vs Australia, Iran vs Japan, India vs Argentina

16th October: Thailand vs USA ,
England vs South Korea, Japan vs Kenya

17th October: Poland vs Iran, Australia vs Bangladesh

18th October: USA vs Kenya, India vs England

19th October: Bangladesh vs Argentina, Thailand vs Japan

21st October: Semi-finals

22nd October: Final

Kabaddi World Cup 2016: India face tricky South Korean test in opener
 
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