Scotland national kabaddi team
| Nickname(s) | They Shall be Kicked | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Kabaddi Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Sukhinder Dhillon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Junayd Javid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kabaddi World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (first in 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (first in 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Scotland national kabaddi team was established in 2012, and represents the country in the National Kabaddi Association. It participated in the 2012 Kabaddi World Cup with a team including some rugby players from the University of Strathclyde, losing all three group matches.[2][3][4]
In 2019, Scotland hosted the European Championships for the first time in their history where the Scotland kabaddi team got to the Semi Finals and were put out by Poland who went on to win the 2019 European Championships.
International grounds
Locations of stadiums which have hosted international kabaddi matches in Scotland
| Stadium | City | Region | Capacity | Matches hosted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Arena | Glasgow | Scotland | 6,000 | European Kabaddi Championship, exhibition matches | One of the largest indoor venues in Scotland; hosted international kabaddi fixtures |
| Oriam | Edinburgh | Scotland | 500 | National team training, friendly matches | Scotland’s national sports training center; used for kabaddi camps and indoor matches |
References
- ^ "Scotland target semis at first Kabaddi World Cup outside Asia". BBC Sport.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Bajwa, Harpreet (4 December 2012). "Scotland to promote game among its students". The Financial Express. The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Drysdale, Neil (28 November 2012). "Blair Hawthorne leads Scots to India for Kabaddi World Cup". STV Aberdeen City. STV. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Richard, Winton (30 November 2012). "Meet Scotland's kabaddi team. Repeat, kabaddi". Herald Scotland. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 21 December 2012.