Bihar

• 23 Dec 2024

Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 to be Held in Bihar

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.