received international exposure during the Berlin Olympics, demonstrated by Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, Amaravati, Maharashtra. Rules of Kabaddi Team Each team shall consist of minimum and maximum Players. Seven players shall play at a time and the remaining players are substitutes. Duration of the match The duration of the match shall be of two halves, i.e., minutes of each half.
In case of men and junior boys there is an internal of minutes. In the case of women, junior girls, sub-junior boys and girls, there are two halves of minutes with minutes interval. The side that wins the toss shall have the choice of the court or the raid. The teams shall change the court after first interval.
The number of players for each team at the start of second half shall remain the same as it was at the end of first half. The last raid of each half of the match shall be allowed to be completed even after completion of the scheduled time as mentioned above. Rules for Raider •• Raider shall continue to chant “Kabaddi”. Raider must start the chant before the player touches the opponent’s court.
•• If a raider goes out of turn, the Umpire or Referee shall order the raider to go back and a technical point will be given to the opponent team. •• Not more than one raider shall enter the opponent’s court at a time; otherwise a technical point will be awarded to the opponent and a chance to raid. •• When a raider is out the raid is over, the opponent should send their raider within seconds. Otherwise their team loses its turn of raiding.
•• If a raider, who is caught by the catcher, escapes from their attempt to hold and reaches his court safely, he shall not be pursued further. •• When a raid is held, the cather shall not try deliberately stifle the raiders chant by shutting his mouth, using violent tackling leading to injuries, any type of scissoring or any unfair means. If such incident happens,