Korfball is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless basket that is mounted on a 3.5 m high pole.
Kabaddi is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players, originating in ancient India. The objective of the game is for a single player on offense, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their players as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all without being tackled by the defenders in 30 seconds. Points are scored for each player tagged by the raider, while the opposing team earns a point for stopping the raider. Players are taken out of the game if they are touched or tackled, but return to the game after each point scored by their team from a tag or tackle.
South Korea has traditional sports of its own, as well as sports from different cultures and countries.
The India men's national kabaddi team represents India in international men's kabaddi competitions. The team is by far the most successful national kabaddi side of any country, winning gold medals at the Asian Games in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022, as well as winning all four Kabaddi World Cup events to date. Pawan Sehrawat is the current captain of the team since 2022.
Sri Lanka national kabaddi team represents Sri Lanka in International Kabaddi.
The England national kabbadi team was established in 2004 and represents England in the National Kabaddi Association. The team is also affiliated with the International Kabaddi Federation. In the 2004 Kabaddi World Cup, which was the inaugural Kabaddi World Cup tournament, the team reached the quarter-finals following wins against Malaysia and South Korea and a loss against Japan, where they lost to Canada national kabaddi team. The team has participated in the group phases of the 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Kabaddi World Cup tournaments, but did not qualify for the semi-finals.
Kabaddi, is a contact sport, native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the most popular sports in India, played mainly among village people. India has taken part in four Asian Games in kabaddi, and won gold in all.
The India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi competitions.
The International Kabaddi Federation, aka IKF, is an international governing body of Kabaddi. Its membership comprises 31 national associations. The federation was formed in 2004 and was founded by Ashish Pachori from India who served as the first president.
The Thailand national kabaddi team represents Thailand in international kabaddi.
The circle style Kabaddi World Cup is an international kabaddi competition administered by the Government of Punjab (India) contested by men's and women's national teams. The competition has been contested every year since the inaugural tournament in 2010, except for 2015 due to the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy. The women's tournament was introduced in 2013. As of October 2016, every tournament, men's and women's, has been won by India except the 2020 edition, which was played in Pakistan and won by Pakistan.
The United States national kabaddi team represent the United States of America in international men's kabaddi competition. The team first competed at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup in India, where they placed 12th.
The Dubai Kabaddi Masters was a 6 nation Kabaddi Masters series which was held in the United Arab Emirates for 9 days from 22 June 2018 – 30 June 2018. This was also the inaugural edition of the tournament. This was the first international kabaddi sport event to be witnessed in the UAE. The tournament featured defending world champions India, Pakistan, Iran, Republic of Korea, Argentina and Kenya. India was regarded as the firm favourites to lift the inaugural Dubai Kabaddi Masters title. The tournament was hosted at the Al Wasl Sports Club in Dubai.
The 12th IKF World Korfball Championship was held in Taipei, Taiwan. It was the first time in the history of the IKF World Korfball Championship, the final wasn't played between Belgium and the Netherlands. The International Korfball Federation awarded the hosting rights for the tournament to Taiwan on 9 August 2019, ahead of the bids of Czech Republic and the Netherlands. The Netherlands was awarded the hosting rights for the 2027 IKF World Korfball Championship instead.
The 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup will be the second edition of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, and is scheduled to be hosted by Malaysia in 2025. The schedule of the tournament announced by International Cricket Council on 18 August 2024. India are the defending champions.
The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup will be the fourth edition of the Kabaddi World Cup, and will be hosted in India during the month of January 2025.
The Junior Kabaddi World Cup is an indoor junior international Kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in a standard style. In 2019, the first Junior Kabaddi World Cup was held in Iran and was won by the hosts. The second edition which was also held in Iran was won by India.
The World Beach Kabaddi Championship is a international Beach kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). In 2024, the first World Beach Kabaddi Championship was held in Iran and was won by the hosts.
The following is a list of events for the year 2025 in India.
The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup is the fourth edition of the Kabaddi World Cup held under the authority of World Kabaddi (WK), the same organisation that held the 2019 Kabaddi World Cup. It will be hosted in the West Midlands, England, during 17–23 March 2025. It will be the first time World Kabaddi has hosted its World Cup tournament outside of India. There will be a men's and women's edition of the event.
2025 Men's Kabaddi World Cup 
