International Kabaddi Federation

The International Kabaddi Federation is the international governing body of Kabaddi.^[1] Its membership comprises 31 national associations.^[2] The federation was formed in 2004. The founder and current president being Janardan Singh Gehlot from India. The other office bearers were: Mohammed Ali Pour (Iran), Khana Jawa (Japan), Veerawat (Thailand), Yoon Yeong Hak (South Korea), Ashok Das (United Kingdom); (Vice-president), Nisar Ahmed (Germany); (Secretary), R.M. Sunderashan (Malaysia); (Treasurer), Jaya Shetty (India); (CEO), Shankarrao Salvi (India); (Adviser).^[3]

Members

The following countries are members of the International Kabaddi Federation:.^[4] Their abbreviations are according to that given in olympics.

Country	Continent	Men's Team	Women's Team
Afghanistan	Asia	Y	N
Australia	Oceania	Y	N
Austria	Europe
Bangladesh	Asia	Y	Y
{{	Asia
Cambodia	Asia
Canada	America	Y	Y
France	Europe
Germany	Europe	Y	N
England	Europe	Y	Y
India	Asia	Y	Y
Indonesia	Asia	Y	Y
Iran	Asia	Y	Y
Italy	Europe	Y	Y
Japan	Asia	Y	Y
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	Y	N
Malaysia	Asia	Y	Y
Maldives	Asia
Nepal	Asia	Y	Y
Norway	Europe	Y	N
Oman	Asia
Pakistan	Asia	Y	Y
South Korea	Asia	Y	Y
Spain	Europe	Y	N
Sri Lanka	Asia	Y	Y
Sweden	Europe
Chinese Taipei	Asia	Y	Y
Thailand	Asia	Y	Y
Turkmenistan	Asia	Y	Y
United States	America	Y	Y
West Indies	America	Y	N

The non member countries who have their national team are:

Country	Continent	Men's Team	Women's Team
Argentina	America	Y	N
China	Asia	Y	N
Denmark	Europe	Y	N
Kenya	Africa	Y	Y
Mexico	America	N	Y
New Zealand	Oceania	Y	Y
Scotland	Europe	Y	N
Sierra Leone	Africa	Y	N
Vietnam	Asia	Y	N

IKF Confederations

• Asian Kabaddi Confederation
• European Kabaddi confederation

IKF structured tournaments

Men's tournaments Kabaddi World Cup Kabaddi Asia Cup Kabaddi masters Women's tournaments Kabaddi Women's World Cup Kabaddi Women's Asia Cup Current title holders Men's World Cup  India (2016) Asia Cup  Iran (2018) Current IKF Ranking Top 10 ranking according to International kabaddi federation Rank Team Points 1  India 126 2  Iran 90 3  Pakistan 83 4  Thailand 81 5  Bangladesh 80 6  Kenya 75 7  Poland 60 8  England 59 9  United States 51 10  Japan 47 References ↑ Ming Li; Eric W. MacIntosh; Gonzalo A. Bravo (15 May 2011). International Sport Management. Human Kinetics 10%. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-4504-2241-3. Retrieved 7 August 2013. ↑ John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 7 August 2013. ↑ "Gehlot to head IKF". The Hindu. 2004-11-22. Retrieved 7 August 2013. ↑ Member Countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.