The India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi competitions.
Indian women kabaddi team won the World Cup five times in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2025 (including both Standard and Circle disciplines). They won the Asian Kabaddi Championship four times in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2017. They also won the gold medals at the Asian Games four times in 2010, 2014, 2022 and 2026. The team also won the gold medals at the South Asian Games four times in 2006, 2010, 2016 and 2019.
History
Kabaddi is an Indian subcontinent-based contact sport. It is one among India's most popular sports, mostly of village dwellers. In kabaddi, India has competed in four Asian Games and won gold in each of them. In 1950, the All India Kabaddi Federation was formed, and uniform regulations were developed. In 1973, the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was established. The first men's nationals were held in Tamil Nadu (Chennai) after the foundation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, while the first women's nationals were held in AKFI has given a new structure to the regulations.
Results and fixtures
2025 Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship
Women's World Cup
Tournament history
Standard kabaddi
World Cup
2012 – 2025 –
Asian Games
2010 – 2014 – 2018 – 2022 – 2026 –
Asian Kabaddi Championship
2005 – 2007 – 2008 – 2016 – DNP 2017 – 2025 –
South Asian Games
2006 – 2010 – 2016 – 2019 –
Beach kabaddi
Asian Beach Games
2008 – 2010 – 2012 – 2014 – 2016 –
South Asian Beach Games
2011 –
Indoor kabaddi Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
YearRankPldWDL 2013 Champions 5 5 0 0Participated as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)Total1/15500
Circle kabaddi
Circle World Cup
2013 – 2014 – 2016 –
Honours
World
World Cup - Standard style: Champions (2): 2012, 2025 World Cup - Circle style: Champions (3): 2013, 2014, 2016
Asia
Asian Championship: Champions (4): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2025 Asian Games: Gold Medal (4): 2010, 2014, 2022, 2026 Silver Medal (1): 2018 Asian Beach Games: Gold Medal (5): 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
South Asia South Asian Games: Gold Medal (4): 2006, 2010, 2016, 2019
Current squad The following players were selected for the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 held at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 17 to 24 November 2025. India won the title and Sanju Devi was adjudged the Most Valuable Player. Name Mini NarwalHaryana Bhavna ThakurHimachal Pradesh Pooja KajlaHaryana Pooja NarwalDelhi Champa ThakurHimachal Pradesh Ritu SheoranHaryana Pushpa Rana (vice-captain)Himachal Pradesh Sakshi SharmaHimachal Pradesh Ritu Negi (captain)Uttarakhand Ritu MitharwalHaryana Sanju DeviChhattisgarh Sonali Vishnu ShingateMaharashtra Dhanalakshmi PoojaryKarnatakaAnu KumariUttar Pradesh Head Coach: Tejaswini Bai, Assistant coach: Kavita Selvaraj.
Recent call-ups Name Mini Narwal Jyoti Thakur Pooja Hathwala Pooja Narwal Champa Thakur Priyanka Pilaniya Pushpa Rana Sakshi Kumari Ritu Negi (captain) Nidhi Sharma Sushma Sharma Sonali Vishnu Shingate Muskan Malik
See also Kabaddi in India India men's national kabaddi team Pro Kabaddi League Women's Kabaddi Challenge Kabaddi at the Asian Games World Kabaddi League Kho kho
External links India national women's team want kabaddi at olympics (NDTV) Indian women kabaddi team to step in tournament tomorrow (Punjab News) Indian women clinch Kabaddi World Cup championship (NDTV Sports) Indian National Women Kabaddi Team won first edition of World Cup Kabaddi Title (jagranjosh.com) Apologies to Indian women's kabaddi team (India Express)
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