Kabaddi Team of Duhra Village

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The Duhra village is popular for its Kabaddi team in districts of Jalandhar, Phagwara, and Hoshiarpur. The Kabaddi team took part in many tournaments and won the Kabaddi Cup. The names of Kabaddi players are Parkash Singh, Bakshis Singh, Sukchan Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Kehra Singh, Sawarn Singh, Ajit Singh, Dehan Singh, Sewa Singh, Terlochan Singh, Ajab Singh, Avtar Singh, and Bagecha Singh. Ajit Singh, Ajab Singh, Terlochan Singh, Avtar Singh, and Bagecha Singh became professional players and won many medals and Kabaddi Cups in many tournaments.

Kabaddi is popular in South Asia and nearby Asian countries. The game was popularized as a competitive sport in the 20th century. It is the third most popular and viewed sport in India after cricket and football. It is the state game of the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Utter Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.

There are a number of traditions of Punjabi Kabaddi styles, traditionally played in the Punjab region. Punjabi Kabaddi also called circle style Kabaddi that originated in the Punjab region. It is played at state and international levels. Starting in 2010, the Punjab Government has periodically administered an international tournament called Kabaddi World Cup, which has always won by the Indian National team, except in 2020 tournament, which was played in Pakistan and won by Pakistan. The first women’s Kabaddi World Cup was held in Patna, India in 2012. India won the Championship, defeating Iran in the finals. India retained the title in 2013, defeating New Zealand in the finals.