Question: Who has won the recently held Kabaddi World Cup-2016?
a) Iran
b) Pakistan
c) Nepal
d) India
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- From 7 to 22 October 2016;The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup was played in Ahmedabad, India.
- This an international kabaddi tournament governed by the International Kabaddi Federation.
- Twelve countries had competed in the tournament.
- The participating teams are India, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Poland, South Korea, Thailand, Argentina and the US.
- Pakistan was also going to be a part of the event, but due to ongoing tension between India and Pakistan, the latter was not allowed to participate.
- Result of the Tournament:
- India defeated Iran by a margin of 38–29 in the final.
- This was India’s third consecutive Kabaddi World Cup in the Standard Style version of Kabaddi. Earlier India had won in 2004 and 2007.
- Anup Kumar was the captain of Indian team and Meraj Sheykh was the captain of Iranian team.
- Most Successful Raids Ajay Thakur, India (54 raids)
- Most Raid Point-Ajay Thakur (64 points)
- Kabaddi World Cup 2016 Best Emerging team-Kenya
- Most Valuable Player-Zhang Kun Lee (South Korea)
Reference:
http://www.2016kabaddiworldcup.com/matchcentre/282-scorecard
http://www.2016kabaddiworldcup.com/news/1103-anup-kumar-coach-s-tactics-helped-us-win
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