Question

Give an account of the history of Kabaddi?

Answer 1

Kabaddi has attained Asian Games status but even many of national players have little or no knowledge as to the games origins.
Many still believe that the sport has a history dating to pre-historic times and was probably invented to ward off group attacks.
But, kabaddi has a more tragic history and is said to have its beginning some 3,000 to 5,000 years ago during the Kurukshetra War.
The ancient Indian epic Mahabharata describes the battle between the Pandavas and the Cauravas and how Abimanyu managed to penetrate the Cauravas seven tiered defense, but died because he did not know the way out.

Answer 2

History of Kabaddi :

The game kabaddi is played in the country India since ancient times. This game named kabaddi has been mentioned with other games in Mahabharata.

When we study the literature of Buddhist, we will come to know that even Buddha played the game kabaddi with his friends.

In present, this game is played with enthusiasm and has become very popular as it provides excitement as well as thrill to the players.