3 things that should happen in Kabaddi in the next decade

#1 Kabaddi in the Olympics

Can Kabaddi be a part of the Olympics in the next decade?

The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), stated to have 31 national associations across the world, is the governing body of Kabaddi founded in 2004. Being a quick-paced sport with a span of just 40 minutes, Kabaddi has all the criteria to feature in the Olympics in the future.

After a sport gets recognized in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at least 75 countries and four continents (men's) and 40 nations with three continents (women's) should take up the game for it to feature in the Olympics. With the growth of Kabaddi across many countries, this seems to be a positive sign considering how Kabaddi has a rich history behind it.

The current sports minister of India, Kiren Rijiju, while speaking with KBD Live show in the recently concluded seventh season of PKL, also depicted that the government envisions Kabaddi to be a part of the Olympics soon.

We will definitely push hard for Kabaddi to be part of the next Olympics as we are a billion plus powerful nation and so for this to become possible, we will have to put all our efforts together, but I am very confident about it.

Perhaps a professional Kabaddi federation where all nations invest their sources in forming teams in their own countries would be required to convert the dream into reality. If proper efforts take place with a well-planned strategy, the day won't be far when Kabaddi enters the biggest sporting event in the world - the Olympics.