International Kabaddi Federation

International Kabaddi Federation
Sport	Kabaddi
Membership	33 members
Abbreviation	IKF
Founded	January 2004
Location	Jaipur, India
President	Vinod Kumar Tiwari (India)
Secretary	Sathasivam Munisami (Malaysia)
Other key staff	Tulsi Thapa (Treasurer)

The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), is an international governing body of the sport of kabaddi.^[1] Its membership comprises 31 national associations.^[2] The federation was formed in 2004 and was founded by Ashish Pachori from India who served as the first president.^[3]

Members

The following countries are members of the International Kabaddi Federation:^[4]^[5]

Affiliated countries
Country	Continent	Association	Men's team	Women's team
Afghanistan	Asia	Afghanistan National Kabaddi Federation	Y	N
Argentina	America	Argentina Kabaddi Association	Y	N
Australia	Oceania	Australia Kabaddi Association	Y	N
Bangladesh	Asia	Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation	Y	Y
China	Asia	The People's Republic of China Luoyang Kabadi Association	Y	N
Denmark	Europe	Kabaddi Federation of Denmark	Y	Y
England	Europe	England Kabaddi Union	Y	Y
Hong Kong	Asia	Hong Kong China Kabaddi Association	Y	Y
India	Asia	Amateur Kabaddi Federation Of India	Y	Y
Indonesia	Asia	Indonesia Kabaddi Federation	Y	Y
Iran	Asia	Kabaddi Federation of I.R. Iran	Y	Y
Japan	Asia	Japan Kabaddi Association	Y	Y
Kenya	Africa	Kenya Kabaddi Association	Y	Y
Kuwait	Asia	Kuwait Kabaddi Association	N	N
Malaysia	Asia	Kabaddi Association of Malaysia	Y	Y
Nepal	Asia	All Nepal Kabaddi Association	Y	Y
Oman	Asia	Oman Kabaddi Association	Y	N
Pakistan	Asia	Pakistan Kabaddi Federation	Y	Y
South Korea	Asia	Korea Kabaddi Association	Y	Y
Sri Lanka	Asia	Sri Lanka Kabaddi Federation	Y	Y
Chinese Taipei	Asia	Chinese Taipei Kabaddi Federation	Y	Y
Thailand	Asia	Sports Kabaddi Association of Thailand	Y	Y
Uzbekistan	Asia	UZB Kabaddi Association	Y	Y (2026)
Kazakhstan	Asia	KAZ Kabaddi Association	Y	Y (2026)
Turkmenistan	Asia	Turkmenistan Kabaddi Association	Y	Y
United States	America	US Kabaddi Federation	Y	Y
Provisional affiliated countries
Algeria	Africa	Algerian Kabaddi Sport Federation	N	N
Iraq	Asia	Iraq Kabaddi Federation	Y	Y
Lebanon	Asia	Lebanese Kabaddi Committee	N	N
Netherlands	Europe	Nederland Kabaddi Bond	N	N
Palestine	Asia	Palestine Kabaddi Committee	N	N
Poland	Europe	Poland Kabaddi Association	Y	Y
Senegal	Africa	Senegal Kabaddi Federation	N	N
Singapore	Asia	Kabaddi Association Central SG	N	N
Syria	Asia	Kabaddi Federation of Syrian Arab Republic	N	N
Sweden	Europe	Swedish Kabaddi Federation	Y	N
Uganda	Africa	Kabaddi Federation of Uganda	Y	Y

Confederations

Tournaments

Kabaddi
World	Kabaddi World Cup Junior Kabaddi World Cup
Asia	Asian Games Asian Kabaddi Championship
Africa	Africa Kabaddi Championship
Europe	European Kabaddi Championship
Beach kabaddi
World	World Beach Kabaddi Championship
Asia	Asian Beach Games
Europe	European Beach Kabaddi Championship
Indoor kabaddi
Asia	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Current champions

Standard kabaddi	Men's	Women's
IKF World Cup	India (2016)	India (2025)
Asian Games	India (2022)	India (2022)
Asian Championship	India (2023)	India (2025)
Africa Championship	Kenya (2024)	Uganda (2023)
European Championship	Poland (2023)	Italy (2023)
Junior World Cup	India (2023)
Beach kabaddi	Men's	Women's
World Championship	Iran (2024)
Asian Beach Games	Pakistan (2016)	India (2016)
European Beach Championship	Poland (2024)	Poland (2024)
Indoor kabaddi	Men's	Women's
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	(2013)	(2013)

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. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ "MEMBER COUNTRIES". kabaddiikf.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ Member countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official website

[LiMacIntosh2011-1] 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.

[NaurightParrish2012-2] 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.

[The_Hindu-20041122-3] "Gehlot to head IKF". The Hindu. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

[4] "MEMBER COUNTRIES". kabaddiikf.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[5] Member countries Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine

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International sports federations
ASOIF (30+6) Summer Olympics Federations	IFAF (American football) (associate) AQUA (aquatic sports) WA (archery) WA (athletics) BWF (badminton) WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) (associate) FIBA (basketball) WB² (boxing) (associate) ICF (canoeing) ICC (cricket) (associate) UCI (cycling) FEI (equestrian) FIE (fencing) FIFA (football) IGF (golf) FIG (gymnastics) IHF (handball) FIH (field hockey) IJF (judo) WL (lacrosse) (associate) UIPM (modern pentathlon) WSK (roller sports) FISA (rowing) WR (rugby union) WS (sailing) ISSF (shooting) IFSC (sport climbing) WSF (squash) (associate) ISA (surfing) ITTF (table tennis) WT (taekwondo) ITF (tennis) TRI (triathlon) FIVB (volleyball) IWF (weightlifting) UWW (wrestling)
AIOWF (7+1) Winter Olympics Federations	IBU (biathlon) IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton) WC (curling) IIHF (ice hockey) FIL (luge) ISU (skating sports) FIS (skiing and snowboarding sports) ISMF (ski mountaineering) (associate)
ARISF (40) Others recognised by IOC and IWGA	FAI (air sports) IFAF (American football) FIA (auto racing) FIB (bandy) WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) FIPV (basque pelota) WCBS (billiards sports) WB² (boxing) CMSB (boules) IBF (bowling) WBF (bridge) ICU (cheer) FIDE (chess) ICC (cricket) WDSF (dance sport) IFF (floorball) WFDF (flying disc) IFI (ice stock sport) WKF (karate) WAKO (kickboxing) IKF (korfball) WL (lacrosse) ILSF (life saving) FIM (motorcycle sport) UIAA (mountaineering) IFMA (muaythai) WN (netball) IOF (orienteering) FIP (polo) UIM (powerboating) IRF (racquetball) FIAS (sambo) ISMF (ski mountaineering) WSF (squash) IFS (sumo) TWIF (tug-of-war) CMAS (underwater sports) FISU (university sports) IWWF (waterski and wakeboard) IWUF (wushu)
AIMS (20+9) Others in IWGA and SportAccord	IAF (aikido) IFAF (American football) (associate) WAF (arm wrestling) IFBB (bodybuilding) ICSF (casting) ICU (cheer) (associate) WDF (darts) IDBF (dragon boat) FMJD (draughts) IFA (fistball) WFDF (flying disc) (associate) IGF (go) IFI (ice stock sport) (associate) JJIF (ju-jitsu) FIK (kendo) WAKO (kickboxing) (associate) WL (lacrosse) (associate) WMF (minigolf) IFMA (muaythai) (associate) IPF (powerlifting) IPSC (practical shooting) FIAS (sambo) (associate) FISav (savate) ISTAF (sepak takraw) ISMF (ski mountaineering) (associate) ISFF (sleddog) ISTF (soft tennis) CIPS (sport fishing) FITEQ (teqball)
former GAISF observer members (11)	WDA² (dodgeball) FIFG (footgolf) IJRU (jump rope) IUKL (kettlebell lifting) FISO (obstacle) IPF (padel) IFMP (poker) IPSF (pole dance) IRF (rafting) IRL (rugby league) ITSF (table football/soccer)
Others	WEKAF (arnis) AFLC (Australian rules football) WBGF (backgammon) ISBHF (ball hockey) IBA (bodyboarding) WB (bowls) IBA^1,2 (boxing) SJJIF (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) IFBA (broomball) WCF (croquet) WDBF² (dodgeball) ICFRA (fullbore rifle) IGAA (Gaelic football and hurling) ATSX (downhill ice cross) IKF² (kabaddi) WK² (kabaddi) IKF (kempo) FISLY (landsailing) IMMAF (mixed martial arts) WMRA (mountain running) ORSI (ocean rowing) IPF (pickleball) IQA (quad ball) IFMAR (radio-controlled racing) IRF (rogaining) WSSF (snowshoe running) ISF (skyrunning) WSSA (sport stacking) ITHF (table hockey) ITPF (tent pegging) FIT (touch football) ITRA (trail running) IAU (ultra running)
International Olympic Committee International World Games Association SportAccord ¹ IOC recognition withdrawn ² Contested governance