Pakistan Lift Kabaddi World Cup - 2020

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17 February 2020

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Pakistan Lift Kabaddi World Cup - 2020

LAHORE, 17 February 2020, TON: Kabaddi World Cup final was played at Punjab Stadium in Lahore on Sunday, 16 February 2020, between Pakistan and India.  Pakistan defeated India 43-41 to become champions for the first time.

The score was 24-18 at half time; Pakistan took lead in the second half to become the new world champions.

Total nine teams including hosts Pakistan, India, Germany, Azerbaijan, Iran, Canada, Sierra Leone, England and Australia features in the Kabaddi World Cup 2020, which was jointly organised by Punjab government, Sports Board Punjab and Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF). The matches were played at three venues including Punjab Stadium Lahore, Iqbal Cricket Stadium Faisalabad and Zahoor Elahi Stadium Gujrat.

Punjab Stadium, which has 10,000 sitting capacity, but around 12,000 to 13,000 spectators were present inside the venue while around 3,000 to 4,000 were standing outside

At the concluding ceremony, chief guest Governor Punjab awarded the winning trophy and PKR 10 million to victorious Pakistan team while handed over PKR 7.5 million and silver medals to runners-up India.

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