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Engineering students in Karnataka have created an intelligent mat that detects player contact in kabaddi matches in real time. The innovation could transform how India's traditional sport is refereed at every level.
India's third National Para Kabaddi Championship brings together 280 athletes with physical disabilities from 20 states for four days of high-level competition. The tournament marks a major step forward in creating pathways for para-athletes from grassroots to elite sports.
In rural Maharashtra, a farming village of 1,840 people has quietly become India's kabaddi powerhouse, sending players to police and military careers through their sport. Now former champions are training 50 kids nightly to keep the legacy alive.
Ranjit Singh turned his wrestling club into a pandemic foodbank and delivered 10,000 pieces of protective equipment to frontline workers. Now he's been honored with a prestigious fellowship for decades of community service and bringing the Kabaddi World Cup out of Asia for the first time.
Payal Nigade works as a firefighter at Navi Mumbai International Airport while competing in state-level Kabaddi and attending college. When faced with choosing between responsibility and passion, she found a way to pursue all three.
Ranjit Singh turned his wrestling club into a COVID foodbank and brought the Kabaddi World Cup to the UK for the first time. The University of Wolverhampton just awarded him an honorary fellowship for decades of community service.
At 85, Andhuram Das still runs 10 kilometers four days a week and just won two bronze medals at the Assam Masters Championship. The retired teacher has coached over 1,000 students in Kho Kho and Kabaddi since 1967, and he's not slowing down.
The birthplace of legendary freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai is getting a complete transformation into a model village with modern infrastructure. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann promised sewerage systems, playgrounds, and rejuvenated ponds within one year.
A government school in rural India has grown nearly tenfold in 16 years, proving that public education can thrive with the right leadership. Parents now bypass private schools to send their children there.
At 85, Andhuram Das still runs 10 kilometers most mornings and recently won two bronze medals in masters athletics. The retired teacher from Assam has spent nearly 60 years training over 1,000 students in sports, introducing entire generations to Kho Kho.