Sports in Punjab, India
Gatka (Punjabi: ਗਤਕਾ) is a traditional South Asian form of combat-training in which wooden sticks are used to simulate swords in sparring matches.
The closing ceremony was held at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib.
Star acts included Arif Lohar, Miss Poojaa, Gippy Grewal, and Satinder Satti.
The league followed the rules & guidelines as defined by the Punjab[6] circle[7] style Kabaddi.
If the defender hold the raiders wrist and restricts his movement, he will be declared the winner.
It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the sports national governing body.
In order to play a game, it is necessary to select the captain who is known as a dayee (ਦਾਈ), meetee (ਮੀਟੀ), or pit.
The wrestling will take place in a circular court with soft ground which in Punjabi is called an "akharha".
The traditional methods of wrestling in the Punjab include the following:[1] Similar to field hockey, the game involves using a ball made of rags and a stick with a natural curve at one end.
Guli Danda is an amateur sport, popular among rural youth in the Punjab.
It is a game played by boys individually and in a team depending upon the availability of players.
It can be played in a variety of ways depending on the rule made at the beginning of game.
The game is played on a grid on the ground with an approximate measurement of 25 meters in each side.
4 boxes of equal size are drawn in the grid leaving a 2-meter track on the outskirts.
In the center of the grid, a fifth square is drawn filled with a heap of sand or soil (mitti di dheri (Punjabi: ਮਿਟੀ ਦੀ ਢੇਰੀ)) which represents salt.
Outside the grid, another box is drawn on the northern edge, in the center which represents the store called sandook (Punjabi: ਸੰਦੂਕ).
Players who take the salt and run across the store area are declared "nar" (Punjabi: ਨਰ.)
[9] Tipri is a dance cum team sport played on the festive occasion of Vamana Dwadashi on the streets, predominantly in the current city of Patiala but also Ambala.
Kikli kleer di Pag mere vir dee Daupatta mere bhai da Phitte mun jawai da Punjabi: ਕਿਕਲੀ ਕਲੀਰ ਦੀ ਪੱਗ ਮੇਰੇ ਵੀਰ ਦੀ ਦੁਪੱਟਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈਦਾ ਫਿਟੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਜੁਵਾਈਦਾ This is played by two teams of girls with around 6 players in each team.
Two girls from team 1 will sit on the floor with their legs straight and their feet touching.
The rounds continue until the end by counting ten and singing the tenth song.
The movements gradually become faster giving the seated girls the feeling they are on a fairground ride.
This game is played with in small boundary (court), drawn on the ground and a piece of stone.
[14] The song sung during the game is: Kokla Chapaki Jumeraat aayi aye jera agge pichey wekhey ohdi shamat aayi aye Meaning: Kokla Chapaki, it is Thursday.
The pickers sing the following song which calls for their members to pick the fields but then warns the group that there are jackals ahead.
Punjabi: ਅੱਲੀਏ ਪਟੱਲੀਏ ਕਪਾਹ ਚੁਗਣ ਚੱਲੀਏ ਮੂਹਰੇ ਬੈਠੇ ਗਿੱਦੜ ਪਿਛਾਂਹ ਮੁੜ ਚੱਲੀਏ alye patalye kapah chugan chalye moohre bether gidharh pichhah murh chalye The chogyan team will jump over line and bend from the waist and pretend to pick the cotton flowers from the fields.
The group that finishes drawing the lines first will send a player to the centre of the lane to shout "kooka kanghrey" or "patt pattellay".
Further, the Punjabi narrative Raja Rasalu mentions the Prince playing Chauparh.
The game is played on the floor using the following:[9] One player throws the Kaudian into the air with the aim of obtaining a "Pa-oo" (Punjabi: ਪਾਉ), which is achieved as follows: The gotta (coloured cloth) is moved as follows: In order to move the coloured gotta on the Chauparh, a pa-oo is necessary.
This game is played by drawing a grid on the floor with 5 rows and 5 columns creating 25 squares.
