New Delhi, April 15 -- The Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025 will be held from June 1 to 10 in Rajgir, Bihar, confirmed the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Tuesday.

This will be Bihar's second time hosting the women's Kabaddi World Cup. The first edition of the competition was held in Patna, at the Patliputra Sports Complex in 2012, as per Olympics.com.

The traditional Indian sport is one of the oldest worldwide and has a history of over 4,000 years and it was showcased as an exhibition sport on the sidelines of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

The tournament will be conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in conjunction with the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) and will witness 14 teams, including teams from Afri...