India women's national kabaddi team
Indian women's kabaddi team
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The India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi competitions.[1][2]
Kavitha Selvaraj
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| Association | Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | Asian Kabaddi Federation | ||
| Head Coach | V. Tejeswini Bai Kavitha Selvaraj | ||
| Captain | Ritu Negi | ||
| World Cup | |||
| 2 (first in 2012) | |||
 (2012, 2025) | |||
| Asian Games | |||
| 4 (first in 2010) | |||
 (2010, 2014, 2022) | |||
| Asian Championship | |||
| 4 (first in 2005) | |||
| (2005, 2007, 2008, 2017) | |||
Medal record
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In 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 India's women's team won the World Cup four times. In 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2017 India's women's Kabaddi team won Asian Kabaddi Championship. In 2010, 2014 and 2022 the Indian women's team won gold medals at the Asian Games. In 2006, 2010, 2016 and 2019 the Indian Women's team won gold medals at the South Asian Games.[3][4]
History
Kabaddi is an Indian subcontinent-based contact sport. It is one among India's most popular sports, mostly of village dwellers. In kabaddi, India has competed in four Asian Games and won gold in each of them. In 1950, the All India Kabaddi Federation was formed, and uniform regulations were developed.[5][6] In 1973, the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was established. The first men's nationals were held in Tamil Nadu (Chennai) after the foundation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, while the first women's nationals were held in AKFI has given a new structure to the regulations.[7]
Results and fixtures
2025
Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship
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Women's World Cup
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Tournament history
Standard kabaddi
World Cup
Asian Games
Asian Kabaddi Championship
South Asian Games
2006 – 
2010 – 
2016 – 
2019 –
Beach kabaddi
Asian Beach Games
South Asian Beach Games
- 2011 –
Indoor kabaddi
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2013 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Participated as  Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | |||||
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Circle kabaddi
Circle World Cup
Honours
World
Asia
- Asian Championship:
- Champions (4): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2025
- Asian Games:
- Asian Beach Games:
South Asia
- South Asian Games:
- Gold Medal (4): 2006, 2010, 2016, 2019
Current squad
The following players were selected for the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 held at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 17 to 24 November 2025. India won the title and Sanju Devi was adjudged the Most Valuable Player.[12]
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Mini Narwal | Haryana |
| Bhavna Thakur | Himachal Pradesh |
| Pooja Kajla | Haryana |
| Pooja Narwal | Delhi |
| Champa Thakur | Himachal Pradesh |
| Ritu Sheoran | Haryana |
| Pushpa Rana (vice-captain) | Himachal Pradesh |
| Sakshi Sharma | Himachal Pradesh |
| Ritu Negi (captain) | Uttarakhand |
| Ritu Mitharwal | Haryana |
| Sanju Devi | Chhattisgarh |
| Sonali Vishnu Shingate | Maharashtra |
| Dhanalakshmi Poojary | Karnataka |
| Anu Kumari | Uttar Pradesh |
Head Coach: Tejaswini Bai, Assistant coach: Kavita Selvaraj.
Recent call-ups
See also
External links
- India national women's team want kabaddi at olympics (NDTV)
- Indian women kabaddi team to step in tournament tomorrow (Punjab News)
- Indian women clinch Kabaddi World Cup championship (NDTV Sports)
- Indian National Women Kabaddi Team won first edition of World Cup Kabaddi Title (jagranjosh.com)
- Apologies to Indian women's kabaddi team (India Express)