Kabaddi is one of those sports that doesn’t require any external equipment. It is this characteristic of Kabaddi which makes it one of the most simple sports to understand. Its simple way makes us look back to the old times when people used to play sport to remain fit and also as a leisure activity. 

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But when and where exactly did Kabaddi begin? Who invented Kabaddi? 

According to many unverified theories, it originated in the Vedic period of ancient India. The theory says that Kabaddi was very popular among Yadavas. In an Abhang, Turkuram mentioned that god Krishna used to play Kabaddi in his youth. 

Even in Mahabharata, Abhimanyu’s Chakravyuh Trap is one of the tactics used in Defense. Arjuna was a master in Kabaddi. A passage in Mahabharata, which is parallel to Kabaddi, mentioned how smartly Arjuna used to go into the enemy’s area and come back unhurt. 

There are several such unverified theories but these stories and the way Kabaddi is played, it can surely be said that the sport is being played in the sub-continent region for centuries. 

Apart from India, millions of people from countries like Sri Lanka, Japan Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei, Nepal, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Oman, South Korea, Thailand, Iran, and Pakistan participate in Kabaddi.