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Abstract: Life  of  every  man is  ridden by two horses – tradition and  technology.  The fight  in every  mind whether to follow tradition or to enjoy the user-friendliness of technology is always evident. In the phase of life’s betterment man is mostly driven by technology. Every test on a traditional practice results in a new technology. That was the ultimate cause of western games to  reach the peak in recent years. This article has discussed the traditional heritage of  India’s very own sport Kabaddi  in line with technology for the  game to reach the Olympic podium.  Conclusion: Reaching the Olympic  podium is  possible by  winning over  the popularity  contest. The  more the  popularity  the more  are  the fan followers.  The  recent  rule  changes  and  advancement  in  technology  has  escalated  Kabaddi  facilitating  popularity. Another  important  avenue  is  that  at  least  50  affiliated  countries  should  systematically  play  the  game  setting  up professional associations. When all these fall in place the Olympic podium will be at a one-step reach..  Key Words: Kabaddi; Tradition; Technology; Olympic;    Introduction  Oh!  What  a  revolution.  The  clock  has  spun too  fast  this  decade.  On  one  side  advancements  in science  and  technology has  made  man  lead  a  switch button age. On the other side, the same has made the man  run  a  rat’s  race.  To  update  the  ongoing  latest changes that too  alongside the rapid growth  is still a challenging task. Like  now  cricket  being  a  fond  street  side hobby  sport,  during  the  early  19th  century  Kabaddi was one such  [2]. Even in the  present  era,  no Pongal festival  of  rural  Tamilnadu  is  celebrated  without Kabaddi.  Kabaddi  is  a  test  for  bravery.  A  quest  for confidence and pride. Kabaddi  is  still  developing  from  the  rural roots. Earlier in south of Tamilnadu especially it was a pride call for every bridegroom.  The past tense of kabaddi The  dehydrating  temperature,  layered  skin tan,  the  bleeding  toes  and  knees,  dusty  polluted playfields,  sludgy  floor,  dirty  jerseys  were  all  real signs  of  popular  Kabaddi.  Though  being  a  popular game  of  South  Asia,  it  has  gained  tremendous popularity around the World [3-6]. Kabaddi is also known  as  Hututu,  Do-do  and Ghidugudu. It is  an ancient mass based  group game, which is played in most of the tropical countries of   Tities.  It  is  popularly  known  as  Hadudu  in Bangladesh,  Gudu  in  Sri  Lanka,  The  Chub  in Indonesia and Kabaddi in India  The  game  of  kabaddi  is  one  of  the  oldest games  of  Indian  origin.  As  you  know  the  game  has been  playing  for  a  long  time  (about  thousand  years ago)  in  India.  Circle  Kabaddi  is  a  4000  years  old game.  It  was  properly  invented  to  be  group  attacks individual and vice vesra.  A dramatized version of  the great Indian epic Mahabharata,  has  made  an  analogy  of  the  game  a tight  situation  faced  by  Abhimanyu,  when  he  was surrounded  by  the  entire  team  of  opponents. Buddhist  literature  speaks  of  the  Gautama  Buddha was also playing circle Kabaddi for recreation. Further  in  Mahabharata  times,  different kings  like  Jarasandh,  Bhim,  Balrama,  Krishna, Abhimanyu, Kansa, Daryodhanaetcare  few  examples who  make  the  history  of  great  battle  by  performing rules  of  fight.  The  king  Chadergupta,  Krishna Devaraya,  prithiviraj  Chauhan  is  further  great examples for maintaining  the tradition of Kabaddi in form of sport as well as battle. So  the  origin  of  Kabaddi  poses  infinite changes  in  the  history  of  Indian  Scenario  and  the popularity  of  this  game  is  a  rural  indigenous  origin draw  charms  and  identity  for  a  great  performance 

                                                                                         S. Akila/ 2017      Int. J. Phys.  E d. Fit. Spor ts ,  58-60| 59   about  the  blend  of  human  strength,  sound  mind, concrete spirit, decision making ability and in the last human satisfaction.  Kabaddi History and the Olympic mystery The  origin  of  the  game  dates  back  to  pre-historic times, played  in different forms. The  modern Kabaddi  game  was  played  all  over  India  and  some parts  of  South  Asia  from  1930.  The  first  known framework  of  the  rules  of kabaddi, as  an  indigenous sport of India,  was prepared in Maharashtra in  1921 for  Kabaddi  competitions,  combining  the patterns  of Sanjeevani and Gamini. Thereafter a committee was constituted in 1923, which amended the rules framed in 1921. The amended rules were applied during the All India Kabaddi Tournament in 1923. The All India Kabaddi Federation was formed in  1950  to  look  after  the  promotion  of  the game and the  Senior  National  Championship  started  in  the year  1952.  The  new  body,  Amateur  Kabaddi Federation  of  India  (AKFI)  came  into  existence from the  year  1972  affiliated  to  the  Indian  Olympic Association (IOA) with a view to popularize the game in  India  and  neigh  bouring  countries  of  Asia.  After the formation  of this body, kabaddi took a new shape and  National  level  competitions  started  for  Junior and  Sub-Junior  boys  and  girls.  A  separate competition,  the  Federation  Cup,  was  introduced for men and women for the elite teams (best eight) of the country. Kabaddi  was  included  as  a  regular  sports discipline  in  the  11th  Beijing  Asian  Games  1990 where India won a  gold medal for Kabaddi  –  its only gold  medal  in  Beijing. The Indian team  continues  to create  history  by  winning  the  gold  medal  at  each succeeding  Asian  Games  held  the  reafter  Hiroshima 1994,  Bangkok  1998,  Busan  2002,  Doha  2006, Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014. For the first  time  in  the  history  of  the Asian Games,  a  separate  indoor  stadium  was  built  for Kabaddi  competitions,  and  training,  for  the  15th Asian  Games  held  in  Doha  (Qatar)  2006.  The training/warming  up  courts  and  main  field  of  play were  equipped  with  a  giant  public  screen,  which displayed  replays  and  the  running  score.  Two  tissot plasma  scoreboards,  info  terminals  for  the presentation crew, the  ceremony  crew and the media were also provided. The  15th  Asian  Games  at Doha  provided  an excellent  opportunity  to  showcase  Kabaddi  to  many Europeans and Australians, who were responsible for organizing  the  Games. A large  number  of spectators belonging  to  European  countries,  USA,  Australia, Western  Asia  and  the  Mediterranean  countries, experiencing  the  game  for  the  first  time,  were  very impressed with the simple rules  and  the thrill of the sport  and  desired  to  introduce  the  sport  in  their countries.  This  had  given  Kabaddi  a  very  good  and positive  exposure  for  its  future  development  in  the continents of Europe, USA, Australia and Africa. Kabaddi  has  been  included  as  a  major discipline  in  the  2nd  Asian  Indoor  Games  that  was held  in  Macau  from  25th  October  to  3rd  November 2007  and  in  the  Asian  Beach  Games  hosted  by Indonesia in 2008, which  are major landmarks in  the history of the game.  The present tense of kabaddi It  was  surprising  and  astonishing  to  watch pro  Kabaddi  in  television  channels.  What  a tremendous growth. An  outdoor  fest has now  become an indoor feast! R&D has not left any stone unturned. Yes! It has turned  stony  mud  courts  to  soft  and  safe mattresses.  Mother  India  the  home  of  Kabaddi  has extended  its  case  thereby  preventing  90%  open injuries. Time  and  tide waits  for  no one.  Now  we too need not wait for the sun to spread its light. Midnight or  scorching  sun  Kabaddi  lovers  can  play  anytime indoors. The love for the game has multiplied. After  the  pro  Kabaddi  revolution  the viewership increased to 56% that is 43.5crore viewers which  was  the  second  highest  in  India  watching matches on television.  New rule changes  30 Seconds A  raid  begins  when  a  player  enters opponent's  half.  It  lasts  for  thirty  second  within which the raider has to try and score a point  – either a touch point or  bonus point – and return back to his half.  Failure  to  return  within  30  seconds,  rules  the raider as out. Each raid is restricted to 30 seconds (in both the  halves).  The  clocks  will  be  set  /  reset  as  raider crosses  the  centre  line  or  when  the  raid  is  over. The clocks will be stopped when: Each raid is restricted to 30 seconds (in both the  halves).  The  clocks  will  be  set  /  reset  as  raider crosses the centre line or when the raid is over. Raider crosses centre  line  on returning to his court Raider  exits  the  arena  after  being  declared 'OUT', or goes out of bounds and is declared out.  Do or die raid If  a  team  has  two  consecutive  empty  raids, then its raider in the next raid has to score a point. If he  doesn't,  then  he's  ruled  as  out.  Quite  aptly  it's called the  'do-or-die' raid'. So a team can't have three empty  raids  in  a  row.  A  do-or-die  raid,  thus,  often serves as a turning point in the game.  

                                                                                         S. Akila/ 2017      Int. J. Phys.  E d. Fit. Spor ts ,  58-60| 60   Super tackle A Super Tackle is when a raider is caught  by the  opponent  who  has  just three  or  fewer  defenders left  on  the  court.  In  case  of  a  super  tackle,  the defending  team  gets  an  additional  point  apart  from the  point  from  the  tackle.  However,  it  only  revives one lost member; despite the number of points earned is two.  A  super  tackle  serves  teams  in  a  spot  of bother, giving them a good chance to comeback in the encounter, thus keeping the game in the balance.  Weight category MEN    : Should not be greater than 85 Kg   JUNIOR Boys  : Should not be greater than 70 Kg   WOMEN  : Should not be greater than 75 Kg   JUNIOR Girls  : Should not be greater than 65 Kg   SUB-Junior  : Should not be greater than 65 Kg   (Boys and Girls) Technical point  Awarding  Technical  points  to  the  opponent but the same team shall take up the consecutive raid for late cant, double entry and late entry.  The future tense of kabaddi There  has  been  a  gradual  but  significant change in trends of the game over the past fifty years. What was once  considered  a game of brawn is  not so now. The introduction of mats, shoes, new techniques and  changes  in  rules  has  made  the  sport  infinitely more  athletic  and  interesting.  The  modern, international,  competitive  avatar  of  Kabaddi  has evolved into a spectacular, hugely popular sport in an ever-growing list of countries from around the globe. India's very own sport - kabaddi - has been the talk of the  town.  Sanjeevini,  Gaminee,  Amar,  Punjabi  or Sadugudu are various forms  of  kabaddi. With all the new  rule  changes  and  technological  developments, the game has gained tremendous popularity. However, one thing that kabaddi is not is an Olympic sport. For a sport to be considered to be part of  the  Olympics,  it  must  be widely  practiced  around the world  - 75 countries across 4 continents. Kabaddi has  seen  an  exponential  growth  in  popularity  and this  would  be  just  a  formality  in  the  near  future. Despite  popularity,  there  are  plenty  of  reasons  why kabaddi  should  be  part  of  the  biggest  multi-sport event  in  the  world.  The  number  of  countries  and continents has never been in question in kabaddi, but the  lack  of  a  professional  kabaddi  association  and league  hampers  the  sport’s  chances  of  being  part  of the  Olympics.  So,  if  all  the  countries  who  play kabaddi  invest  in  making  it  a  professional  sport  in their  country,  kabaddi  can put  forth  their  name  for consideration.  Kabbadi  was  introduced  as  a  demonstration sport in  Berlin Olympics in 1936.  But Kabbadi never got  recognized  as  an  Olympic  competitive  sport because of  various reasons. It  has been recognized as an  International  sport  and  is  featured  in  the  Asian games format. But to become an Olympic sport it has crossed a few more hurdles. The  World  Kabaddi  Federation  (WKF)  is working  hard  to  get  a  game  into  the  Olympics,  but they  have  been  told  by  the  International  Olympic Committee  (IOC)  that  their  request  could  only  be entertained if the game  can  be played systematically in 50 affiliated countries. To gain Olympic  berth,  the  sport  needs  to  be widely  adopted  in  many  countries.  Countries  like Japan have  started  playing  this  sport well. We need more countries to adopt this sport for it to be included in Olympics. Apart  from  all  these,  to  make  the  Olympic dream come true, we should work on the vigilant and acceptable  technical  methods  which  will  make  this game  much  more  reliable,  entertaining,  safe  and interesting.  Conclusion   Reaching  the  Olympic  podium  is  possible  by winning  over  the  popularity  contest.  The  more  the popularity the  more are the  fan followers. 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