Include kabaddi as a medal sport: India urge Commonwealth Games Federation
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- 25 Apr 2023
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Kabaddi has never been a part of the Commonwealth Games programme. However, the sport has featured regularly at the Asian Games.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has proposed the inclusion of kabaddi as a medal sport in the Commonwealth Games during the two-day Commonwealth Games Federation's Asia and Oceania Regional Meet which began in Brisbane on Sunday.
Other than kabaddi, the Indian delegation, led by IOA president PT Usha, also recommended the inclusion of archery and wrestling at the quadrennial event.
Kabaddi has never been a part of the Commonwealth Games programme. However, the sport has featured regularly at the Asian Games, where the Indian kabaddi teams have been a dominant force.
The Indian men’s kabaddi team has won seven gold and one bronze at the Asian Games while the women’s team has clinched two gold and one silver at the continental event.
Meanwhile, wrestling has been dropped from the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games after featuring in four successive Games since 2010.
Wrestling has been one of India's strongest sports in the Commonwealth Games. In terms of medals. India are third in the all-time medals tally with 114 (49 golds, 39 silvers and 26 bronze) medals. Indian wrestlers were the best achievers, winning 12 medals (six golds, one silver and five bronze) at Birmingham 2022.
Archery, on the other hand, has featured only twice at the Commonwealth Games (1982 and 2010) and India are second in the all-time medals tally for the sport - eight (three golds, one silver and four bronze). Read More…
