Sports Desk: The next world cup of Kabaddi will be played in Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei. These two countries have qualified to play from Asia, said the international official who came to the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi in Dhaka. Sarwar Rana, general secretary of the Asian Kabaddi Federation, said that Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei will play in the World Cup Kabaddi from the Asian region. At the same time, the Asian Games to be held in China this year will also play Kabaddi.
Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei reached the final of the ongoing Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi in Dhaka. Bangladesh beat Thailand by 45 to 26 points in the first semi-final at the volleyball stadium yesterday afternoon. In the second semi-final, the Chinese defeated Iraq by 52 to 44 points in Taipei to reach the final. The final match will start today at noon.
Bangladesh team captain Tuhin Tarafdar said, “We have qualified for World Cup Kabaddi and the Asian Games by reaching the finals. Alhamdulillah. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh. And it becomes incongruous that Bangladesh will not be in the Kabaddi World Cup. We are happy to achieve this.’
Tuhin Tarafdar, who received the best match award in the semi-final, said about today’s final, “Chinese Taipei is a new team. But they are strong. We will overcome them and bring home the trophy.
On the other hand, Chinese Taipei said that Bangladesh is strong, but we want to win the trophy with the best.
With this, Bangladesh reached the final for the third time. In the previous two tournaments, Bangladesh won the championship by defeating Kenya. This time in the third season, Bangladesh is standing at the door of the hat-trick title. Habibur Rahman, general secretary of the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, said that we will take our team abroad before going to play in the World Cup and Asian Games. A preparation match will be played. We have that plan.
