Introduction To Women’s Kabaddi
After the huge success of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 1, kabaddi has become the most popular sport across Asia. Since the second season of the Pro Kabaddi League, organizers have been taking steps to make the event more inclusive for women. As the fourth season has begun, Mamtha Poojari, who is the former Asian Games Gold Medalist, will captain one of the teams, “Fire Birds,” in a mini-league set up for women’ kabaddi.
The Indian women’s national kabaddi represents India in international women’s kabaddi competitions. The first women’s nationals were held in the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), which has given a new structure to the regulations.
Women Kabaddi League
The Women Kabaddi League is a professional Indian Kabaddi League for women that started in 2023. The league’s first season was contested by eight teams in Dubai, with Uma Kolkata beating Punjab Panthers in the finals.
Teams
There are eight teams in the Women Kabaddi League: the – Delhi Dynamites, Gujarat Angles, Great Marathas, Haryana Hustlers, Punjab Panthers, Rajasthan Riders, Uma Kolkata, and Bengluru Hawks. These eight teams play in the Women Kabaddi League and are from their states.
Season
The first season of the Women Kabaddi League was played in 2016, from June 28th to July 31st and was broadcast by Star Sports India. The final was scheduled along with men’s version on July 31st.
And the final was conducted between Storm Queen and Fire Birds. Storm Queens produced a last second tournament to defeat Fire Birds 24-23 in the finals in July 2016.
Women’s Kabaddi Challenge
The Women Kabaddi League is a past Kabaddi League in India that started like the Pro-Kabaddi League for women. Three teams of women kabaddi took part in the inaugural season in 2016, and the league was played across seven cities in India. It was a test, and only one season was organized.
In the first season of the Women’s Kabaddi Challenge, Fire Birds and Storm Queens met in the finals. The Storms teams qualified for the finals directly by being the league leaders, and First Birds qualified after beating The Ice Divas in the knockout match.
Conclusion
Women’s Kabaddi provides a comprehensive understanding of the psychological characteristics of female elite Kabaddi players, offering insight into anxiety, goal orientation, mental toughness, group cohesion, and personality traits. The findings inform targeted interventions and training strategies for optimizing player performance and team dynamics.
While the men’s kabaddi became part of the Asian Games in 1990, women had to wait for ten years to get there. So far, the Women’s Kabaddi tournament has also taken place only three times in the Asian Games. Women had to wait for a long time to get into the Asian Games. Even though women do not have as many tournaments as men, they do put up a good show in the Asian games.