Kabaddi is known as Hu-Tu-Tu in Western India, Ha-Do-Do in Eastern India and Bangladesh, Chedugudu in Southern India and Kaunbada in Northern India and is a different game version of the Chakravyuha which was an ancient war strategy and defensive formation in the shape of a circle. The game was introduced in the Indian Olympic Games at Calcutta in 1938. In 1950 the All India Kabaddi Federation came into existence and compiled standard rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973 after which the men's and women's national championships were held. The first World Kabaddi Championship was held in Hamilton, Canada when 14,000 people at the Copps Coliseum watched top players from India, Pakistan, Canada, England and the United States. The next edition was in Surrey, British Columbia which hosts the first all-kabaddi stadium. Kabaddi is now a very popular game and is a regular sport in Asian Games, Asian Indoor Games and Asian Beach Games apart from SAF Games. Kabaddi will be a demonstration sport during Commonwealth Games 2010 at New Delhi. The various types of Kabaddi versions are Amar, Surjeevani and Gaminee.
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