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Govt will make every effort to include kabaddi in Olympics: Kiren Rijiju

Sports being a state subject, the responsibility of promotion of sports, including identification of young talent and its nurturing, rests with state governments, says Kiren Rijiju in Parliament

Govt will push for Kabaddi's inclusion in 2024 Olympics: Kiren Rijiju

After a vote of the IOC Session on June 25 in Lausanne, the IOC has said that no further sports can be put forward for inclusion on the programme of the 2024 Olympic Games.

An imported obsession

Book review of Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team

PKL 2019: Puneri Paltan appoint Surjeet Singh as skipper for season 7

Head coach Anup Kumar said Surjeet will drive the team to glory

PKL 2019: Haryana Steelers name Dharmaraj Cheralathan as their new captain

Steelers coach Rakesh Kumar said he asked Vikas Kandola to lead the team this season but the latter refused and suggested Dharmaraj's name

NTR Jr in Telugu promo for Pro Kabaddi League 2019 with Siddharth Desai

NTR Jr. fondly known as 'The Young Tiger' is an avid sports enthusiast who shows his passion for kabaddi by being part of the league campaign

Pro Kabaddi League ALL STAR exhibition match: World 7 edge out Indian 7

The exhibition match was played in Hyderabad before the seventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League begins July 20.

PKL 2019: itel smartphone signs up as official partner for UP Yoddha

Team UP Yoddha also announced defender Nitesh Kumar as the captain of the team for Season 7

Pro Kabaddi League 2019: Dabang Delhi has acquired best team, says coach

The coach was also all-praise for Naveen, who accumulated a staggering 177 points from just 22 matches last season

Pro Kabaddi League 2019: Neetu Chandra is face of Patna Pirates team

The seventh season of PKL starts from July 20

PKL 7: Telugu Titans take on U Mumba in season opener

The seventh season will see new coaches take to the mat- Anup Kumar for Puneri Paltan and Rakesh Kumar for Haryana Steelers

Kabaddi, now second only to cricket

Once rural sport of kabaddi may now be behind only cricket in the popularity stakes

India triumphs in Kabaddi World Cup 2016, maintains dominance

Beats a tough Iran 38-29 in the title clash, to win their third successive Kabaddi World Cup

India, Iran to contest Kabaddi World Cup final

This would be the third consecutive World Cup final contest between both the countries

Kabaddi's soft powers

Why this indigenous sport deserves more attention

Star India launches Women's Kabaddi Challenge

The three-team tournament is the network's way of pushing this format into the limelight

Star's kabaddi league nets 189 mn viewers

The number surge from last year, with strong pull from TV to digital