junior kabaddi world cup winners
1st junior kabaddi world cup 2019
Date – 11 November 2019 to 15 November 2019
Venue – Kish Island, Iran
Participating Nations – Iran, Kenya, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Iraq, Malaysia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Thailand, and Denmark
Winner – Iran
Runner Up – Kenya
Bronze medal ( 3rd Rank ) – Bangladesh and Pakistan
in the 1st edition of the Junior kabaddi world cup, 14 countries participated. Iran started a new initiative to begin the junior kabaddi world cup. Host Iran won the 1st Junior kabaddi world cup by defeating Kenya in the final. Kabaddi powerhouse India was not part of that world cup. Kenya was the runner-up in the 1st edition of the kabaddi world cup. Pakistan & Bangladesh are the joint bronze medal winners in the 1st Junior world kabaddi championship.
players from Iran Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Reza Mirbagheri, Amirhossein Bastami are now playing in the Pro Kabaddi League. the junior world cup is also a good opportunity to play in the Pro Kabaddi League. Pro kabaddi League is the biggest franchise-based league in the Kabaddi sport.
2nd junior kabaddi world cup 2023
Date – 26th February 2023 – 05th March 2023
Venue – Urmia, Iran
Participating Nations – Iran, Kenya, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Iraq, India, Palestine, Uganda, Nepal, and Georgia
Winner – India
Runner Up – Iran
Bronze medal ( 3rd Rank ) – Nepal and Pakistan
in the 2nd edition of the Junior kabaddi world cup, 12 countries participated. this time also Iran was the host country. India defeated Iran by 9 points to win the world cup. Iran was the runner-up in the 2nd world cup. Nepal and Pakistan were joint bronze medal winners in the world cup. Nepal surprisingly reached the semi-final of the junior world cup. first time Nepal participated in the Junior world cup and won the bronze medal. Nepal Defeated strong Iraq in the quarter-final of the Junior kabaddi world cup.
in the 2nd junior world cup, Iran And India’s teams were very strong compared to other teams. both teams met in the final of the Junior kabaddi world cup. the final match between India and Iran was a very close margin. but during the last 3 points India did some super tackles and won the final. in final Iran lost because of weak raiders compared to India.
Some suggestions for the Next Junior Kabaddi world cup
- The umpiring standard should be increased as the Umpires were not confident about India vs Iran match. there were many mistakes done in the final of the Junior World cup 2023
- all matches should be broadcasted as this is a world cup.
- Information about the junior world cup should be shown on the official website of IKF.