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Print Print 2020-02-17

Pakistan beat India in Kabaddi World Cup

Pakistan became Kabaddi world champions Sunday after narrowly beating arch rivals India who played even though authorities at home vowed to investigate why a team competed despite a ban on sporting ties. In final, Pakistan fought back in the second half t
Published 17 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan became Kabaddi world champions Sunday after narrowly beating arch rivals India who played even though authorities at home vowed to investigate why a team competed despite a ban on sporting ties. In final, Pakistan fought back in the second half to secure a 43-41 win over the defending champions in the popular South Asian sport in front of thousands of spectators.

"We are grateful to all the nations which made this event colourful," Rana Muhammad Sarwar, the secretary general of the Pakistan Kabaddi Federation, told AFP. "We should not let sports and culture become a victim of politics."

Last week, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju said no Kabaddi player had been given permission to participate. "Playing in the name of the country with India's flag being used are matters to be investigated," Rijiju said.

Apart from India, teams from Iran, England, Germany, Sierra Leone, Australia, Canada and Azerbaijan participated in the event. India has since ordered a general freeze on sporting contacts, and last year a Davis Cup tennis tie between the two nations was shifted out of Pakistan to Kazakhstan.

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2020

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