5 countries you probably did NOT know play kabaddi

#3 Denmark

The Denmark kabaddi team

Denmark is a small country in Northern Europe. It is located southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. With a population of just under six million, the country is famous for its water sports and football team.

However, Denmark has taken a fancy to the sport of kabaddi. Interestingly this game is much more popular among the women there than men. In the 2013 World Cup, the women’s Danish team surpassed everyone’s expectation by qualifying for the knockout stage.

In the group stage, they upstaged the strong Pakistani team by a scoreline of 45-39. However, they went down to New Zealand 21-45 in the semi-final clash. History was repeated again as they again lost to New Zealand in the semis of 2014 World Cup.

If given proper training, the Danish women’s team has the ability to defeat the best in the world of kabaddi. The men’s team, however, needs to work a lot harder if they want to match the skills and stamina of the South Asian countries.