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The names of teams likely to participate include Pakistan, Argentina, USA, UK, Scotland, Canada, Seora Leon, Spain, Kenya and Denmark in men discipline whereas in women category teams form India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Kenya, UK, Malaysia, Denmark and Mexico would participate. These teams would fight for the total prize money of Rs. 6.97 crore out of which title winners in men and women categories would get Rs. 2 crore and Rs. 1 crore respectively. Second prize of Rs. 1 crore would be given to Runner up to men team whereas in women category it would be Rs. 51 Lakh. It was also decided to organize opening ceremony at Jalandhar whereas Bathinda would witness the sparkling closing ceremony. Besides that Jalalabad, Chohla Sahib, Sangrur, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Rupnagar, Khanna and Mansa cities have been selected for other kabaddi matches. He sough conduct of dope tests of players to ensure drug free world cup and also approved the amount of Rs 30 lakh for the same. To promote traditional games of Punjab, Badal asked the sports department to prepare a proposal to start Punjab Rural Games from this year which would not only boost the sports culture in the state but also give impetus to tourism. With a view to promote desi kushti (traditional wrestling) in the state, Deputy CM directed the cultural and sports department to contact with Pakistan Iran and Uzbekstan governments to send their wrestlers to India as Punjab has a great potential in this game.
5th World Kabaddi Cup 2014 – Schedule – Nov. 29th – Dec. 13th
CHANDIGARH: Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal on Friday, finalizing the schedule for 5th World Kabaddi Cup 2014 from Dec. 6th to Dec 20th, announced that its semifinals would be played in Punjab province of Pakistan.Watch All Matches LIVE here at www.LIVEKABADDI.com (Dec. 6th-20th)
| Kabaddi Matches | Date 2014 | Location | Vancouver Time (PST) |
UK Time (GMT) |
Indian Time (IST) |
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| Opening Ceremony | Dec 6th | Jalandhar | 4:30 am | 12:30 pm | 6:00 pm | ||
| Sweden Vs. England (M) New Zealand Vs. England (W) Argentina Vs. Denmark (M) |
Dec 7th | Gurdaspur | 4:30 am | 12:30 pm | 6:00 pm | ||
| Australia Vs. Spain (M) India Vs. USA (W) Iran Vs. USA (M) |
Dec 8th | Moga | 10:30 pm (Dec 7th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| Argentina Vs. Spain (M) Mexico Vs. Pakistan (W) Pakistan Vs. Denmark (M) Canada Vs. England (M) |
Dec 9th | Ropar | 10:30 pm (Dec 8th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| Azerbaljan Vs. Denmark (W) Australia Vs. Iran (M) Pakistan Vs. England (W) India Vs. Spain (M) |
Dec 10th | Khanna | 10:30 pm (Dec.9th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| Denmark Vs. Sweden (M) Canada Vs. Argentina (M) New Zealand Vs. Pakistan (W) Pakistan Vs. England (M) |
Dec 11th | Chola Sahib | 10:30 pm (Dec 10th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| Rest Day | Dec 12th | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Spain Vs. Iran (M) India Vs. Denmark (W) India Vs. USA (M) |
Dec 13th | Sultanpur | 10:30 pm (Dec 12th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| Denmark Vs. Canada (M) England Vs. Mexico (M) England Vs. Argentina (W) Pakistan Vs. Sweden (M) |
Dec 14th | Hoshiarpur | 10:30 pm (Dec 13th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| USA Vs. Azerbaijan (W) USA Vs. Australia (M) Pakistan Vs. Canada (M) India Vs. Iran (M) |
Dec 15th | Patiala | 10:30 pm (Dec 14th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| USA Vs. Spain (M) India Vs. Azerbaijan (W) India Vs. Australia (M) New Zealand Vs. Mexico (W) |
Dec 16th | Jalalabad | 10:30 pm (Dec 15th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| Denmark Vs. USA (W) England Vs. Denmark (M) Sweden Vs. Canada (M) Pakistan Vs. Canada (M) |
Dec 17th | Amritsar | 10:30 pm (Dec 16th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| Semi Finals (M) Semi Finals (W) |
Dec 18th | Sangrur | 10:30 pm (Dec 17th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| 3rd Position (W) 3rd Position (M) Women’s Final Match |
Dec 19th | Barnala | 10:30 pm (Dec 18th) | 6:30 am | 12:00 pm | ||
| Men’s Final Match Closing Ceremony |
Dec 20th | Badal | 7:30 am | 12:30 pm | 6:00 pm |
