Japan national kabaddi team

Japan

Association	Japan Kabaddi Association
Confederation	Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF)
Head Coach	Ryokei kushige
Captain	Mashayuki Shimokawa
World Cup
3 (first in 2004 )
3rd (2007)
Asian Games
9 (first in 1990 )
3rd (2010)
Asian Championship
9 (first in 1980)
2nd (2002)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Cup 0 0 1 Asian Games 0 0 1 Asian Championship 0 1 0 Total 0 1 2

The Japan national kabaddi team represents Japan in international kabaddi. It made its way to the semi-finals in 2007 world cup of kabbadi which was its best achievement. It is currently led by Mashayuki Shimokawa.

International grounds

Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

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Locations of stadiums which have hosted international kabaddi matches in Japan

Stadium	City	Prefecture	Capacity	Matches hosted	Notes
Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Tokyo	Tokyo Metropolis	13,000	Asian Kabaddi Championship, invitational tournaments	One of Japan’s premier indoor arenas; occasionally used for kabaddi
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	Osaka	Osaka Prefecture	8,000	Friendly matches, cultural sports festivals	Used for multi-sport events and kabaddi promotion in Kansai region

Asian Games

Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
China 1990	4th place	5	1	0	4	84	130	-46
Japan 1994	4th place	4	1	0	3	90	159	-69
Thailand 1998	5th place	6	2	0	4	136	166	-30
Korea 2002	4th Place	5	2	0	3	83	107	-24
Qatar 2006	5th Place	4	0	1	3	92	136	-44
China 2010	3rd place	4	2	0	2	91	110	-19
2014 South Korea	7th place	3	0	0	3	57	120	-63
2018 Indonesia	7th place	5	2	0	3	121	162	-41
Total	8/8	36	10	1	25	754	1090	-336

Asian Indoor Games

• 2007 – Group Stage
• 2009 – Group Stage

World Cup

• 2004 – Quarter finals ^[1]
• 2007 – Semi finals ^[2]
• 2016 – Group Stage

References

1. World Cup 2004 results Archived 2011-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
2. World Cup 2007 Results Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website