Ahmedabad will host the first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship from October 23 to 31, with more than 400 players from 13 countries expected to take part in a nine-day international tournament featuring men’s and women’s teams.
According to a report by Sandesh, the championship will be organised under the theme “One Breath, One Raid, One Championship”. The event is expected to bring 23 teams together for 62 matches, making Ahmedabad a focal point for kabaddi during the tournament period.
The report said the competition will include both men’s and women’s categories. Champions in each category will receive special trophies at the end of the tournament. It did not provide a complete match-by-match schedule or identify the venue in the material available.
Teams from several Commonwealth countries are expected to participate. The countries and teams named in the report include host India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Canada. African participation is expected from Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda, while England and Scotland are listed as the teams representing the United Kingdom.
The championship comes as Ahmedabad is increasingly being positioned as an international sports-hosting city. Sandesh reported that the city’s availability of Olympic-level facilities and stadiums has helped attract international sporting conferences and federation-linked events. The report did not specify which facilities will be used for the kabaddi tournament.
The event also places Ahmedabad’s sports infrastructure in a wider operational role. Hosting international teams requires coordination around arrivals, venue operations, security and spectator access. According to the report, organisers have begun preparations for the arrival of international teams, security arrangements and entry for spectators.
Kabaddi’s inclusion of both men’s and women’s competitions is expected by the organisers to support the sport’s expansion across Commonwealth countries. The championship is also being presented as an opportunity to increase the international visibility of an Indian-origin sport.
The tournament is scheduled to begin on October 23 and continue through October 31. Further details on the venue, ticketing, match timings and the participating teams’ full schedule were not included in the supplied report.
