Women PKL: Pro Kabaddi League is all set to follow the footsteps of the IPL. Much like how the Women’s Premier League has been launched following the success of the IPL, a Women’s Kabaddi League is also set to be launched soon. Mashal Sports, the organisers of the PKL intends to start the Women’s League in the upcoming season. Follow Kabaddi News and LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Women PKL: Pro Kabaddi League follows footsteps of IPL, set to launch Women’s Pro Kabaddi League – Follow LIVE Updates
The Pro Kabaddi League for men has been a big success. The premier Men’s Kabaddi tournament is now in its 10th year. Now an annual league for women’s kabaddi is being planned on similar lines as that of the PKL.
According to a release, Anupam Goswami, CEO, Mashal Sports & League Commissioner of PKL stated, “Our plans for a professional women’s Kabaddi league are based on the success we have seen in the men’s league. It is also our commitment to grow kabaddi as a modern world-class sport from India. We will be working with our various stakeholders, including the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) and the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) to launch the women’s league.”
Mashal Sports had earlier organised a Women’s Kabaddi Challenge in 2016. The three-team test tournament was conducted with the support and sanction of AKFI. Women Kabaddi players from the country were divided into three teams – Firebirds, IceDivas and StormQueens. However the league was scrapped the following year.
“Ever since the launch of Pro Kabaddi league in 2014, women kabaddi players in India have aspired to a professional Kabaddi league of their own. Now, a women’s version of PKL will be a big dream come true for every woman Kabaddi athlete in India and other countries”, said V Tejeswini Bai. She captained the winning Storm Queens team at the Women’s Kabaddi Challenge in 2016.
Former India Kabaddi captain Ajay Thakur, also echoed the statements of Tejaswini. “Pro Kabaddi has transformed the lives and image of men kabaddi athletes across all of India. I know if Mashal Sports does a women’s league, it will do the same for women kabaddi athletes,” he said.
Further announcement on the Women’s League is expected in the upcoming days. Meanwhile, the 10th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League is set to begin from 7th October 2023.
