Nagpur: Finally, national kabaddi is back in Vidarbha.
After a gap of 30 long years, the junior national kabaddi championship will be played in Vidarbha, with Wardha making its debut as a host district to India’s best U-20 players representing 27 states.
The last national tournament in the region was held in Amravati in 1995.
The Kabaddi Association Vidarbha Sangh (KAVS), Nagpur, under the aegis of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), will conduct the four-day championship for boys and girls at the Vidarbha Kesari Ramdasji Tadas Indoor Stadium in Deoli. The final matches and closing ceremony will be held at Bhagat Singh Ground in Wardha on May 12.
Guardian minister for Wardha and minister of state for home (rural), Pankaj Bhoyar, said, “With an intention to bring the old glory back to Wardha and after the AKFI gave us the opportunity we decided to host the national championship from May 9 to 12. State chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will distribute the prizes on May 12.” The tournament has been titled the 51st Devabhau National Junior Kabaddi Championship.
The KAVS, which recently got affiliation from the Indian federation, requested the AKFI to allot the junior nationals to Vidarbha. Former MP and President of KAVS Ramdas Tadas said, “Once, Wardha used to produce Indian kabaddi players. As many as six players from the district were in the Indian team. We aim to bring that old glory back to the region, and after getting the affiliation from the national federation, we requested to host the nationals.”
Pradipsingh Thakur, the Secretary of the KAVS, said, “For the first time after 1995, Vidarbha will host the nationals. We are all set to make these nationals a memorable event where a total of 750 players and 350 officials from across the country will be seen in action.”
The participating teams include hosts Vidarbha, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Jammu & Kashmir.
State Sports Minister Dattatray Bharne will inaugurate the championship on May 9. On the occasion, Soil and Water Conservation Minister Sanjay Rathod, Pankaj Bhoyar, former Union Minister Raosaheb Danve, and World Kabaddi Federation Secretary Adv A Ushiji Reddy will share the dais.
After a gap of 30 long years, the junior national kabaddi championship will be played in Vidarbha, with Wardha making its debut as a host district to India’s best U-20 players representing 27 states.
The last national tournament in the region was held in Amravati in 1995.
The Kabaddi Association Vidarbha Sangh (KAVS), Nagpur, under the aegis of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), will conduct the four-day championship for boys and girls at the Vidarbha Kesari Ramdasji Tadas Indoor Stadium in Deoli. The final matches and closing ceremony will be held at Bhagat Singh Ground in Wardha on May 12.
Guardian minister for Wardha and minister of state for home (rural), Pankaj Bhoyar, said, “With an intention to bring the old glory back to Wardha and after the AKFI gave us the opportunity we decided to host the national championship from May 9 to 12. State chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will distribute the prizes on May 12.” The tournament has been titled the 51st Devabhau National Junior Kabaddi Championship.
The KAVS, which recently got affiliation from the Indian federation, requested the AKFI to allot the junior nationals to Vidarbha. Former MP and President of KAVS Ramdas Tadas said, “Once, Wardha used to produce Indian kabaddi players. As many as six players from the district were in the Indian team. We aim to bring that old glory back to the region, and after getting the affiliation from the national federation, we requested to host the nationals.”
Pradipsingh Thakur, the Secretary of the KAVS, said, “For the first time after 1995, Vidarbha will host the nationals. We are all set to make these nationals a memorable event where a total of 750 players and 350 officials from across the country will be seen in action.”
The participating teams include hosts Vidarbha, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Jammu & Kashmir.
State Sports Minister Dattatray Bharne will inaugurate the championship on May 9. On the occasion, Soil and Water Conservation Minister Sanjay Rathod, Pankaj Bhoyar, former Union Minister Raosaheb Danve, and World Kabaddi Federation Secretary Adv A Ushiji Reddy will share the dais.
