Host nation Pakistan won the circle-style Kabaddi World Cup after defeating the 'unauthorised' Indian team in the tournament’s final in Lahore on Sunday night. The presence of the Indian side in Pakistan for the championship created a lot of buzz amongst the sports bodies in India. The Indian authorities, though, have maintained that no team from the country was sanctioned to participate in the tournament. Earlier, the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) had written a letter to its Pakistani counterpart, asking it not to allow the “unauthorised” Indian team to use the national flag. “AKFI has requested Pakistan Kabaddi Federation not to permit any individual to play any ‘Kabaddi World Cup’ to represent ‘India’.

Source: dna February 17, 2020 13:18 UTC