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kabaddi

vr.tr.kabaddi · ACT.ACT

Enable an AI agent to recognise kabaddi play, reconstruct its competitive state and determine permitted next actions under the applicable rules.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

Researched by: Codex + Grok

Purpose and description

Enable an AI agent to recognise kabaddi play, reconstruct its competitive state and determine permitted next actions under the applicable rules.

Kabaddi is a contact team sport in which a raider from one side enters the opponents' half, tags as many defenders as possible, and returns to the mid-line within a single held breath while chanting the game's name, while the defending team tries to tackle and hold the raider.

It can be Classify observed play against a declared kabaddi style and identify missing rule information.; Reconstruct a raid from entry, contact, position, timing and return evidence.; Determine eligible raiders, defenders, revivals and substitutions from the current state.; Calculate provisional points and participation changes with an explicit rule basis.; Compare available raid and defence actions using score, time and player availability.; Flag disputed outcomes and reconcile downstream state after an authorised correction..

Distinguishing features

Look for alternating team raids in which an individual enters opposing territory and attempts to return after engaging defenders; this distinguishes the activity from continuous pursuit games. Reference: [Pro Kabaddi gameplay explanation](https://www.prokabaddi.com/features/understanding-the-game-of-kabaddi).

Look for scoring linked to raider touches and return, or defenders preventing return, rather than transporting a ball or scoring a goal. Reference: [Pro Kabaddi gameplay explanation](https://www.prokabaddi.com/features/understanding-the-game-of-kabaddi).

Treat tackles as events within a territorial raid whose return conditions decide the outcome, rather than assuming wrestling-style victory conditions. Reference: [Pro Kabaddi gameplay explanation](https://www.prokabaddi.com/features/understanding-the-game-of-kabaddi).

Check the declared style for cant, timing and elimination or revival rules; do not make one league's implementation a universal recognition requirement.

Scope

+ Kabaddi style and applicable rule edition

+ Raider, defender and team participation in successive raids

+ Court markings, contact events and return conditions

+ Raid timing, cant requirements and raid completion

+ Points, eliminations, revivals and all-out transitions

+ Kabaddi-specific stoppages, infringements and decision reviews

- Athlete identity, biography and employment contracts

- Medical diagnosis, injury treatment and rehabilitation

- Venue construction, ownership and maintenance

- League administration, scheduling and commercial rights

- General fitness programmes and sports nutrition

- Broadcast production, betting markets and spectator management

Characteristics

Applicable kabaddi rule profile
Style, governing authority, competition, edition and local amendments Determines which raid, court, scoring and participation rules may be applied.
Match phase
Pre-play, active period, interval, stoppage, tie resolution, completed or abandoned Determines whether a raid may start and whether the result is final.
Current raid assignment
Raiding team, individual raider, defending team and raid sequence Identifies whose actions and outcomes are being evaluated.
Raid progress
Awaiting entry, active, return attempted, ended or awaiting adjudication Separates ongoing action from a settled raid outcome.
Raid elapsed time
Seconds, with clock status and applicable limit; unknown or not applicable allowed Supports time-limit decisions without assuming every style uses the same clock.
Cant compliance
Compliant, infringement observed, disputed, unknown or not required Records an independent raid-validity condition where the selected rules require cant.
Court-relative position
Participant and relevant body contact relative to named lines, zones and boundaries Supports entry, return, line-crossing and out-of-bounds decisions.
Participant availability
On court, out awaiting revival, substitute, temporarily suspended, disqualified or unavailable Determines who may raid, defend, re-enter or be replaced.
Defenders currently on court
Count of eligible participating defenders at the rule-relevant instant May affect bonus eligibility, tackle awards and tactical choices.
Awarded score
Points per team, separated by award reason and provisional or confirmed status Prevents a scoreboard total from obscuring different participation consequences.
Revival order
Ordered eligible out players by team, or not applicable Supports rule-correct re-entry after qualifying awards.
Consecutive empty raids
Count per team under the selected definition of an empty raid Determines whether a mandatory-scoring raid condition applies.

Also called

Punjabi Kabaddikabaddi in India

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 6 bundles · 11 layers · 18 findings · 28 questions.

Kabaddi rule identity Establish which form of kabaddi is being represented and which rules govern this instance.

An agent cannot safely infer raid legality or scoring from the sport name alone.

Style and recognition

Identify the activity through its raid-and-defence structure and declared variant.

Recognition evidence

Record observed mechanics and declared style separately so incomplete footage or an unfamiliar variant does not force an unsupported classification.

  1. Which observed entry, engagement and return mechanics support recognising this activity as kabaddi? definition
  2. Which differences belong to a kabaddi variant, and which would indicate a neighbouring activity? boundary

Applicable rule authority

Bind decisions to an identifiable rule edition and any competition amendments.

Rule selection

Record the authority and applicability of court, cant, timing, player-count and scoring provisions before evaluating play.

  1. Which rulebook edition and amendments govern this match or practice session? provenance
  2. Which decisions must remain unresolved because the applicable rule or its precedence is unknown? action
Raid execution Represent the sequence and validity of an individual raid.

Kabaddi state advances through raids whose legality depends on ordered events rather than final positions alone.

Entry, cant and clock

Track raid commencement and continuing requirements.

Raid validity window

Record entry, clock operation, cant observations and any required penetration of the defending territory without assuming universal thresholds.

  1. What event starts this raid, and which timing, cant and line-crossing conditions must the raider satisfy? definition
  2. What elapsed time and cant evidence are available, and what remains unobserved? measurement

Contact and return

Represent engagement with defenders and the event that ends the raid.

Raid event sequence

Distinguish attempted touches, observed contacts, defensive restraint, return evidence and the official outcome.

  1. Which defenders contacted the raider, in what order, and what evidence establishes each contact? measurement
  2. Did the applicable return, capture, expiry or infringement condition end the raid, and which event takes precedence? boundary
Court and playing strength Represent the spatial and participant conditions under which a raid occurs.

The same movement can have different consequences depending on active court zones and available defenders.

Lines and active zones

Interpret the actual playing surface using the selected style's markings.

Spatial legality

Record relevant midline, baulk, bonus, lobby or variant-specific boundary relationships only where the rule profile defines them.

  1. Which markings and dimensions apply, and how does body or ground contact establish crossing or return? definition
  2. Does a contact event change which zones are legal, and which participant crossed a boundary before or after that change? boundary

Available raiders and defenders

Identify who may participate and the defensive arrangement confronting the raider.

Participation and formation

Separate roster membership, current eligibility and observed defensive positions or chains.

  1. Who is eligible to raid or defend now, and how many defenders are present at each rule-relevant instant? measurement
  2. Which raid selection, defensive repositioning or substitution actions are permitted before play resumes? action
Points, outs and revivals Connect raid outcomes to score and playing-strength transitions.

Point awards and player returns must be evaluated separately; a score increment does not establish its revival effect.

Award classification

Determine the reason and magnitude of each award.

Score components

Separate touch, tackle, bonus and exceptional awards. PKL's explanation distinguishes bonus and super-tackle points from revival entitlement; verify applicability before using those distinctions. Reference: [Pro Kabaddi scoring explanation](https://www.prokabaddi.com/features/understanding-the-game-of-kabaddi).

  1. Which observed conditions justify each point award under the selected rule profile? definition
  2. Which score components are confirmed, provisional or disputed, and what decision supports each? provenance

Elimination and restoration

Apply out, revival and all-out consequences in the required order.

Playing-strength transition

Record who goes out, who becomes eligible to return and whether a team-wide reset applies, without treating suspension as ordinary elimination.

  1. Which players leave or return after this outcome, and what rule determines their order and re-entry timing? action
  2. When does an all-out occur, and how do simultaneous awards or exceptional player absences affect its resolution? boundary
Match control and decisions Determine whether another raid may occur and how unresolved rulings affect continued play.

An agent needs match context and adjudication status to avoid advancing from an invalid or provisional raid state.

Raid sequence and match ending

Track turn assignment, empty-raid history, periods and result conditions.

Next raid obligations

Record the next raiding side and any mandatory-scoring condition, alongside period expiry and tie-resolution rules.

  1. Which team raids next, and does its recent raid history impose a mandatory-scoring condition? action
  2. How does period expiry affect an active raid, and what conditions end the match or trigger tie resolution? boundary

Stoppages and adjudication

Represent infringements, interruptions and authoritative corrections.

Decision and resumption

Keep observed conduct, the official ruling, review status and resulting resumption state distinguishable.

  1. Which kabaddi contact, boundary, cant or participation infringement was ruled, by whom and on what evidence? provenance
  2. After a stoppage or overturned ruling, which clocks, points, out players, revival order and raid assignment must be restored before resumption? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.

A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.

Reported evidence

Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.

Kinds and varieties

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  • Standard / indoor kabaddi (seven-a-side, IKF/Asian Games form)
  • Circle kabaddi (Punjab-style, played in a circular court)
  • Beach kabaddi
  • Indoor professional franchise kabaddi (Pro Kabaddi League / Super Kabaddi League formats)
  • Women's kabaddi
  • Junior / youth kabaddi
  • Traditional village / akhara kabaddi
  1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of kabaddi this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  • Wikidata - Q186889 - kabaddi as a sport
  1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of kabaddi this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  • International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) Laws of Kabaddi
  • Asian Games / Olympic Council of Asia competition regulations for kabaddi
  1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of kabaddi this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  • Played as a national and village sport across South Asia
  • Professional leagues (Pro Kabaddi League in India)
  • Asian Games medal sport
  1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of kabaddi this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Typical measurements

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  • court length (standard indoor) - 13 - m
  1. Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of kabaddi this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  • Tackling injuries (shoulder, knee, ankle)
  • Breath-hold related distress during raids
  1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of kabaddi this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  • Circle style in Punjab vs rectangular indoor court internationally
  1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of kabaddi this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  • kho-kho - Kho-kho is a tag sport without tackling; kabaddi requires physical tackle of the raider
  1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of kabaddi this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Sources

  1. Laws of Kabaddi - Official international rules, court, team size, raid/tackle structure

What the second pass must settle

  • Which standard-style, circle-style and traditional variants must this registry entry represent, and which recognition conditions hold across them?
  • Which authoritative rule editions establish the applicable cant, raid timing, court geometry and lobby provisions for each supported variant?
  • How do bonus eligibility, enhanced tackle awards and mandatory-scoring raids differ across authorities and competition editions?
  • What precedence resolves simultaneous return, boundary crossing, time expiry, contact and all-out events in each supported rule profile?
  • Which rules govern substitutions, suspensions, interrupted raids, reviews and tie resolution, and what observable evidence is sufficient to apply them?