Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 to be Held in Bihar | 23 Dec 2024

Why in News? 

Bihar will host the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup, in the indoor hall of the Rajgir Sports Academy in March 2025 

Key Points 

  • A total of 14 countries, including India, China, Japan, South Korea, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Poland, Argentina, and South Africa, are expected to participate. 
  • Bihar will host the Women's Kabaddi World Cup for the second time, after previously hosting the event in 2012 at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna. 

Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 

  • The Women's Kabaddi World Cup is an international kabaddi competition for women’s teams. 
  • It is organized by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). 
  • The tournament features top kabaddi teams from around the world, competing for the title. 
  • The first Women's Kabaddi World Cup was held in 2012 in Patna, Bihar.