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Volume : 2 | Issue : 4 | Apr 2013 • ISSN No 2277 - 8179 Volume : 2 | Issue : 4 | CommerceApr 2013 • ISSN No 2277 - 8179 KEYWORDS : Our Traditional Game Hututu-Kabaddi

Dr.Jayendra sinh P Asst.Professor, C.C. Sheth College of commerceAhmedabad, Gujarat India Thakor Dr.Bimal K Joshi Asst.Professor, C.K Shah Muni.commerce College, Kalol, Gujarat India

INTRODUCTION: It was a great moment for the Kabaddi spectators when Her The origin of the game dates back to pre-historic times played Highness, the Emir’s wife herself came to witness a match in different forms. The modern Kabaddi game was played all between India & Japan, sitting in the spectators gallery and over India and some parts of South from 1930. The Ama- cheering along with the common public. The members of the teur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) came in to existence -

(IOA). The Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federation [AAKF] was matchesRoyal family, and werethe officials very impressed of various and National expressed Olympic their Commitdesire to formedin the year in the 1972 year affiliated 1978. The to 1st the Asian Indian Kabaddi Olympic Championship Association introducetees, officials Kabaddi of the in IOC their and respective Qatar NOC countries. regularly witnessed the was held in the year 1980 and was included as a demonstration game in the 9th , New Delhi in the year 1982. The The Doha Asian Games work force from 82 countries, mainly game was included in the South Asian Federation (SAF) games from Europe, Australia, U.S.A, Asia, and Africa, who were direct- from the year 1984 at Dacca, Bangladesh. Kabaddi was included ly involved with the organization of the Games were very inter- as a regular sports discipline since the 11th Beijing Asian Games ested in Kabaddi which was a new sport to most of them. The 1990. The Inter-national Kabaddi Federation [IKF] was formed easy rules and thrill of the sport attracted the work force that during the 1st World Cup in Kabaddi 2004 at Mumbai in India. also expressed a desire to start this game in their countries. The The First Asian Women Championship was held at Hyderabad Holland NOC sent their media person to prepare a documentary on Kabaddi in order to telecast it in their country, after witness- held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2006. The ing the Kabaddi matches in the Asian Games.The day is not too secondin 2005. World Women Cup Kabaddi was held was in included India at forPanvel the infirst 2007. time Indoor in the far off for us to see Kabaddi in the , thanks to the Kabaddi is a new form of Kabaddi which was included as a ma- excellent promotion of Kabaddi in the 15th Doha Asian Games jor discipline in the 2nd held at Macau in at Qatar. The AAKF and the IKF should make use of this oppor- the year 2007 in the men section. Beach Kabaddi is another tunity to popularize the Game in the continents of Europe, USA, form of Kabaddi which was included as a major discipline in the and Africa by increasing their promotional activities. 1st Asian Beach Games held at Bali in the year 2008 in both the men & women sectionThe origin of the game dates back to pre- Information technology was the strongest point of the games. historic times played indifferent forms. The modern Kabaddi DAGOC used the expertise of planners & coordinators having game was played all over India and some parts of South Asia experience with the Olympic Games & from 1930. The Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federation [AAKF] was and previous Asian games. The Competition Management was formed in the year 1978. The 1st Asian Kabaddi Championship with the experts of the sport, which ensured smooth conduct was held in the year 1980 and was included as a demonstra- of the competitions. DAGOC had a sound networking system, tion game in the 9th Asian Games, New Delhi in the year 1982. which gave scope to speedy solutions to various issues, and all Kabaddi was included as a regular sports discipline in the 11th the concerned functional areas were immediately alerted to the Beijing Asian games 1990. The Inter-national Kabaddi Fed- situations, which arose before and during the Games. The high- eration [IKF] was formed during the 1st World Cup in Kabaddi 2004 at Mumbai in India. The First Asian Women Championship catering and accommodation. The Asian Games were held with was held at Hyderabad in 2005. Women Kabaddi was included Olympicest standards Standards were and adopted are surely for the the fields Best in of the play, history equipment, of the Asian Games as far as Technology, Logistics, Game expertise and Lanka in 2006. Information Technology are concerned, since the best the world for the first time in the South Asian Games held in Colombo, Sri can offer was present in the 15th Asian Games. - door stadium was built for Kabaddi competition and training. During each match, all tickets for Kabaddi were sold out even For the first time in the history of Asian Games a separate in before the Asian Games, well in advance. This was the only made up of puzzle [Taekwondo] mats of Korean make. The main Game in which tickets were sold out and there was a heavy de- The training/ warming up courts and main field of play was- mand for tickets from the local population. The spectators were played replays and the running score. Two Tissot plasma score- much more than expected and there was a huge number waiting boards,field of play info wasterminals equipped for thewith presentation a giant public crew, screen, the whichceremony dis outside to see the Kabaddi matches. The venue management at crew and the media were provided. Wire-coms & Tetras were aspire made special arrangements to screen the Kabaddi match- provided at all the strategic points for easy communication be- es live on the giant screen at the valodrome, since the seats in tween results, presentation & competition management for the smooth conduct of the competition. The local newspapers such spectators watched the Kabaddi matches on the giant screen in as the Qatar Tribunal, Gulf Times, Gulf News etc gave very good the valodrome.Kabaddi stadium were filled to capacity. A great number of coverage of each and every match. Each Match was analyzed in detail and colour photos of matches were published prominent- Awards ly in the sports page and even on the covering page. Al-Jazeera, a 1.Arjuna Awardee- 30 player famous TV Channel of the Gulf Countries telecast a documentary 2.Dronacharya Awardee-2Coach on Kabaddi, which is a new sport for the Gulf countries and Eu- 3Dhaynchand Awardee -1Player

aspects of the game including rules of the game, previous Asian Types of Kabaddi rope. The documentary film of 30 minutes duration covered all 1Beach Kabaddi was well received by the Arabic world, which developed a lot of 2.Circle Kabaddi Games, latest trends and history of the sport. This film in Arabic 3.Indore Kabaddi great deal of interest to watch the matches in the local public. 4.Evena Kabaddi interest in Kabaddi. This film was very helpful in generating a IJSR - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 33 Research Paper Research Paper

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