Talk:Kabaddi

Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2021

Kabadi is a South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field. The term Kabaddi is a Tamil word which means(கை-பிடி) "kai" (hand), "pidi" (catch/hold), which could be translated into "Holding Hands". Two teams occupy opposite halves of a small pool or field and take turns sending a "raider" into the other half, in order to win points by tackling members of the opposing team; then the raider tries to return to his own half, holding his breath and chanting the word "Kabaddi" during the whole raid. The raider must not cross the lobby unless he touches any of his opponents. If he does so then he will be declared as "out". There is also a bonus line which ensure extra points for the raider if he manages to touch it and return to his side of the field successfully. In the international team version of kabaddi, two teams of seven members each occupy opposite halves of a field of 10 m × 13 m in case of men and 8 m × 12 m in case of women. Each has three supplementary players held in reserve. The game is played with 20-minute halves and a five-minute halftime break during which the teams exchange sides. Teams take turns sending a "raider" to the opposite team's half, where the goal is to tag or wrestle members of the opposite team before returning to the home half. Tagged members are "out" and temporarily sent off the field. 43.228.229.2 (talk) 11:27, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 14:16, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2021

History of Kabbadi - Kabbadi is an ancient sport that originated in Tamil Nadu. There are indications of Kabbadi in various ancient Tamil Scripts which date the sport to be more than 4,000 years old. It was a very popular sport played in the early centuries as a way to develop the physical strength, agility and reflexes. The name 'Kabbadi' is derived from the Tamil words 'Kai Pudi', which translates to 'Holding Hands', a very common move seen in the game. Factualcritic (talk) 11:30, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:52, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 August 2021

A link to "competitive sport" can be added as Competition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition

Thanks. ItzRoyalToast (talk) 18:46, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:00, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Abysmal English but worse, Wokepedia strikes again

Yes the whole article is badly written but it starts off in miserable fashion seemingly brought on by the faddish wokeness of misusing pronouns. The sentence reads: " a single player on offense, referred to as a ‘raider’, to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their players and return to their own half of the court." [emphasis added]

This is confusing — is there a single player and the "their" just a misuse of the plural to avoid gender indication or is the "single" somehow a mistake. If it’s just another example of wokeness destroying the English language (among other damage) then it is just Wokepedia living up to its well deserved ridicule.

I would make the change were I not so certain it would be instantly returned to its pathetic current state by one of those fashioning this demise of a once respectable attempt at a neutral people’s encyclopedia. Sychonic (talk) 05:34, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

To quote Shakespeare,

"There's not a man I meet but doth salute me

As if I were their well-acquainted friend"

(Italics my own. From A Comedy of Errors, Act IV, Scene 3.) 128.135.84.179 (talk) 21:59, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Single Breath

"While raiding, the raider must loudly chant kabaddi, confirming to referees that their raid is done on a single breath without inhaling." I've been watching this sport on YouTube, both professional and an amateur college club. I haven't seen any example featuring a raider chanting anything. And really, cheating (breathing) without being caught would be so easy, surely they aren't attempting to enforce that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.47.51.78 (talk) 13:16, 20 April 2024 (UTC)