Amar is generally played in Punjab, Haryana, the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world, mostly by Punjabi sportsmen.

It was common among the Ayar tribal people who lived in the Mullai geographical region of ancient Tamil Nadu.

It is like taming a bull without touching it, as it is mentioned in Sangam Literature that the game Sadugudu was practiced for ages.

After formation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the first men's nationals were held in Tamil Nadu (Madras) (renamed Chennai), while the women's were in AKFI has given new shape to the rules.

The Asian Kabaddi Championship was arranged in 1980 and India emerged as champion and Bangladesh runner-up.

An attempt to popularise kabaddi in Great Britain was carried out by Channel 4, who commissioned a programme dedicated to the sport.

The programme, kabaddi in the early 1990s, however, failed to capture viewer attention despite fixtures such as West Bengal Police versus the Punjab.

Alt-rock band The Cooper Temple Clause formed a kabbadi team in 2001 and were, at one stage, ranked seventh in the British domestic standings.

[10] [better source needed] In the 1998 Asian games held at Bangkok (Thailand), the Indian kabaddi team clinched the gold medal.

India, who took home the bronze for reaching the semi-finals, did not play in the final since the introduction of the Games in the Asiad in 1990 at Beijing.

For a raid to be eligible for points, the raider must cross the baulk line in the defending team's territory, and return to their half of the field without being tackled.

Whilst doing so, the raider must also chant the word "kabaddi", confirming to referees that their raid is done on a single rhythm.

[citation needed] Punjabi kabaddi is a variation that is played on a circular pitch of a radius of 22 metres (72 ft).

The second Kabaddi World Cup tournament was held in 2007 with India winning over Iran in the final round.

[citation needed] The Punjab government organised a Circle Style 2010 Kabaddi World Cup from 3 to 12 April 2010.

India won the first edition of the Circle Style Kabaddi World Cup, beating rival Pakistan in a 58–24 victory.

The first edition of the tournament had begun at 26 July 2014 with eight franchises based at eight different cities in India consisting of players from all over the world.

The Jaipur Pink Panthers is owned by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan who said he wants to promote kabaddi.

The opening match was held at Mumbai where Amitabh Bachchan was found cheering for his son's team.

Indian star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was present with his wife and daughter who said he enjoyed the speed, agility, and strength of the players of the sport very much.

Rakesh Kumar was the highest bought player in the auction by Patna pirates for 12.80 lakhs held before the tournament.

Pop culture references In the 1993 movie Little Buddha in which Keanu Reeves plays the Siddhartha Gautama, a game of kabbadi is depicted.