{"id":1996,"date":"2026-05-14T02:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2026-05-14T02:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:45:28","slug":"china-aim-to-take-kabaddi-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/?p=1996","title":{"rendered":"China aim to take kabaddi forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kabaddi a sport that is growing rapidly around the world is now ready to conquer the second most populous country in the world \u2013 China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Kabaddi officially welcomes China as its newest member under the leadership of its core founders Zhang Chuanlong, Wang Yanlei, Li Yongbin and Yao Chaofan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Kabaddi has been in discussion with the Luoyang Kabaddi since last year when the secretary general S.T. Arasu visited China last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Luoyang Kabaddi Promotion Team is now upgraded and rebranded as World Kabaddi China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organisation will now be the sole official representative body of World Kabaddi in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will now have the exclusive right to develop and promote kabaddi in all parts of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from hosting the proposed China National Kabaddi League and Super League, they will also be eligible to host international tournaments. World Kabaddi is currently in discussion with the Chinese organisation to host a major international tournament in the next 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-14-at-09.27.11-1024x604.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-14-at-09.27.11-1024x604.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-14-at-09.27.11-300x177.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-14-at-09.27.11-768x453.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-14-at-09.27.11-1536x905.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-14-at-09.27.11-600x354.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.theworldkabaddi.org\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-14-at-09.27.11.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Li Yongbin, one of the core founders of World Kabaddi China<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Coaching and Technical Official courses and certification are also being planned by the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The federation will now also be the sole organisation in China to select their national team players for all World Kabaddi sanctioned events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe formation of a national level organisation for kabaddi in China is very crucial for the sport,\u201d said World Kabaddi secretary S.T. Arasu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China has not participated in any international kabaddi championships since making their debut at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cObviously, we are excited to have China in our fold as the nation is a major global sporting nation. We believe that a stronger Chinese international participation would also help the sports globally,\u201d added Arasu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kabaddi a sport that is growing rapidly around the world is now ready to conquer the second most populous country in the world \u2013 China. 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