Kabaddi in the United Kingdom
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Kabaddi is a contact team sport played mainly by the South Asian community in the United Kingdom.[1] The British Kabaddi League is the main kabaddi competition in the UK, and is played annually.[2][3] The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup will be hosted in the West Midlands region of England.[4][5]
Kabaddi was first promoted to a significant extent in the UK when it was shown on Channel 4 in the 1990s.[6][7] The growth of the South Asian community in the UK has also grown the sport.[8][9][1] The cost-of-living crisis is also a factor in kabaddi's growth, as it is an inexpensive sport to play.[10]