OVERVIEW

The Kabaddi competition of the 18th Asian Games will be held in accordance with the Rules of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) and relevant Regulations, in force during the Games time. In case of any disagreement in the language interpretation of the rules and regulations, the English version shall prevail. Any unforeseen cases not covered by the regulations and rules shall be resolved as follows:

• General issues : Resolved in accordance with the OCA Constitution and Rules

• Technical issues : Resolved in accordance with the Asian Kabaddi Regulations (AKF) Rules and Regulations

Each participating NOC may enter one team in Men section and one team in Women section comprising a minimum of 10 players and a Page 28 of 41 maximum of 12 players. Each player’s body weight shall not exceed 85 ㎏ in Men section and 75 ㎏ in Women section. Each participating team must nominate players who will be on the ground and substitutes 30 minutes before the commencement of every match.

The Kabaddi competition of the 18th Asian Games will consist of preliminary rounds, semifinals, and finals in case of participating teams are seven or more than seven. The participating teams will be divided into two groups to play league matches in the preliminary rounds. The top two teams from each group will progress to cross semifinals. Winners of the semifinals will compete for the gold medal, and both the losing semifinal teams will receive the bronze medal as per the latest rules of AKF. If six or fewer teams participate, the match will be played in a single group with Round Robin System. The top two teams will compete for the gold medal.

In the preliminary rounds, each team will play one match against each other team in the same group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero for a loss.

The Kabaddi Team event draw will be held and the groups will be divided in accordance with the competition rules and final entries in case of participating teams are seven or more than seven. The draw shall be conducted by INASGOC and supervised by OCA and AKF.

In Men section, each match lasts 40 minutes, consists of two halves of 20 minutes, each with an interval of five minutes in between. In Women section, each match lasts 30 minutes, consists of two halves of 15 minutes, each with an interval of five minutes in between.