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Kabaddi is a contact team sport originating from ancient India. There is a popular belief that Kabaddi originated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, almost 4,000 years ago.The game is said to have had its inception in Ancient India where it was played all over in different forms.It became popular in Punjab as it was part of their martial traditions.It is popular in the Indian subcontinent and is the state game of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and is the national sport of Bangladesh and was of Nepal until 2017.

Kabaddi is played between two teams of seven players. The object of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of a court, tag out as many of their defenders as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all without being tackled by the defenders. Points are scored for each player tagged by the raider, while the opposing team earns a point for stopping the raider. Players are taken out of the game if they are tagged or tackled, but can be "revived" for each point scored by their team from a tag or tackle.

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