Melaka to host World Cup Kabaddi


Mohd Khalil (second from right) launching World Cup Kabaddi Melaka 2019. Looking on is Low (right), deputy High Commissioner of India Nikhilesh Chandra Giri (left) and Jagjit Singh (left )

MELAKA: Participants from five countries will be in Melaka for an inaugural World Cup Kabaddi next year. It is the first Malaysian state to host such an event.

Some 1,000 participants from Canada, Mauritius, Egypt, Australia, Kenya and India, comprising both men and women, will compete for the coveted trophy.

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