In a surprising turn of events, the Bangladesh is set to host the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in India in June, but was postponed and relocated.
How Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 lands in Bangladesh?
The second edition of the Women’s Kabaddi World was slated to be held in Rajgir, Bihar in India June 1 to June 10. However, the state pulled out from hosting responsibilities ahead of the start of the tournament.
The tournament was then relocated to another city in Hyderabad where the Gachibowli Stadium was set to host the event. Again, the organising body had postponed the tournament indefinitely.
In the latest development, the IKF (International Kabaddi Federation) announced Bangladesh as the new host.
The tournament will now take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 15th to 25th November.
This will be the first time that a Kabaddi World Cup to be held outside India, with all previous editions of both the men’s and women’s competition having been hosted in the country.
The announcement of the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in Bangladesh is set to spike the popularity of the sport in the country which has been gradually showing keen interest in the sports.
Bangladesh has been hosting the Bangabandhu Kabaddi Tournament every year, which has captivating a large number of kabaddi fans. The World Cup is set to boost the popularity of the sport in the country.
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Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025: Teams
A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2025 edition of the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup which are as follows:
- India
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Chinese Taipei
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Poland
- Uganda
- Kenya
- Hungary
- Thailand
- Nepal
- Germany
- Argentina
The inaugural edition of the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup was held in Patna, Bihar, in 2012. A total of 16 teams participated in the first women’s edition. India were crowned world champions after they defeated Iran by a score of 25–19. Japan and Thailand finished jointly in third place after losing their respective semifinals.
