Kabaddi's global body declares World Cup in UK 'unauthorised', asks Indian federation to take action against team

The International Kabaddi Federation on Wednesday declared that the World Cup being held in London is not an "authorised" event and asked the sport's Indian apex body to act against the team that had gone to take part in the tournament. Kabaddi's global body declares World Cup in UK 'unauthorised' Kabaddi World Cup 2025 is being held in the West Midlands from March 17 to 23. "The ongoing so-called Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in the UK conducted under the aegis of the so-called World Kabaddi Federation has not been authorized by the International Kabaddi Federation, that is the international governing body for the sport of Kabaddi as recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia," the IKF said in a statement. The IKF said that the Indian team that had gone for the Kabaddi World Cup in the United Kingdom was not sent by the AKFI, the national body of the sport. "IKF has been communicated by AKFI, that the so-called India team at the so-called Kabaddi World Cup in United Kingdom does not have any sanction or recognition from the AKFI, that is the officially recognized custodian body of the sport of kabaddi in India.