At the Global Indian Pravasi Kabaddi League (GI-PKL) 2025 held at Gurugram University, GI-PKL Umpire Ajay Chouhan confidently predicts a gold medal for India if men’s and women’s kabaddi become part of the Olympics. The league features players from Asia, Europe, and Africa competing in a franchise format, highlighting kabaddi’s rise on the world stage. Watch.
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00:00So, at Asianet News, we are here in Gurgaon to cover GIPKL and I have with me Ajay Chauhan, he is from Dehradun and he has come here as an empire for the men's team in GIPKL.
00:27So, Ajay, first of all, let's say that there are rules in Kabaddi, because now the Kabaddi is played in the world stage.
00:35In Iran, there was also a World Cup, but if I talk about it, many people don't know about Kabaddi rules.
00:42So, let us briefly tell our viewers about what rules are Kabaddi.
00:46In any game, the rules are very important.
00:49I have a different type of beach Kabaddi, circle style Kabaddi, national Kabaddi.
00:54So, in which GIPKL is national style Kabaddi.
00:57The rules are the same rules on the international level.
01:01Like in the pro, in other leagues.
01:03So, the same rules will be played here.
01:06But sometimes when we have challenges, like if it is a minor touch,
01:11or it's also a minor touch or things like a player talking around the face.
01:15So, how do you tackle those things as you can collaborate about?
01:17Sometimes the game happens when players are talking about the language,
01:24but it's very big, they have the name, they are, Sony, Daddy Sports or FanCode,
01:27So we have a very good setup here, so if we review it, we can see it in minor attacks.
01:33But sometimes we can say that players have a pressure on the side of the player, so we see that this is possible.
01:42So we try to make the right decision on our side.
01:47Okay, that's tough, but I'm saying that we'll keep trying to be unbiased and a fair decision.
01:54Ajay, let me tell you, we have to join in the Olympics, we are all trying to join in India and we have to join in the Olympics.
02:05If we join in the Olympics, it will be a good elevation for the Olympics. How do you see it?
02:13The aim is that the Olympics will be in the Olympics in the 36th.
02:18That means that our Prime Minister Modi Ji has also said that our vision of the GIPKL is that it should be in the Olympics.
02:26So, with the players, who are officials or coaches or who are in the sports field,
02:32we are going to get a very good platform.
02:34Yes, it is on the Olympic level and I am 100% sure that if you win in the Olympics,
02:40then the gold in the men's and women's.
02:43If you win in the World Cup, then the gold will be in the Olympics.
02:46But in the Olympics, it should be a small message to those young generation,
02:50young minds and young players who want to come to this field,
02:54especially in Kabaddi and their own name.
02:57Yes, first of all, practice.
03:00After that, we have to take care of our diet.
03:02For players, we have to take care of our diet.
03:04So, when you have to take care of our diet
03:06you can have to take care of the athletes.
03:08Sometimes you can get a platform,
03:11but it doesn't get the right platform.
03:13Sometimes you don't get a platform without getting lots of people.
03:14So, in the small local tournaments, we can go and practice.
03:18Where you can get a platform,
03:20then you can get a 100% of your diet.
03:22So, if you have a talent,
03:24if you have to go and find some talent,
03:25then you can see it.
03:26And people will see it.
03:28We will highlight our players, our coaches will highlight it.
03:32So in the future, like in our Olympics, national style, or in the government,
03:37we will get the benefit from them.
03:39Okay, so the message from Ajay Chauhan, the empire of GIPKL is clear.
03:44That player needs to be very determined irrespective of the fact that platform is big or small.
03:50So thank you so much Ajay.