New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The Global Pravasi Kabaddi League (GPKL) has confirmed participation from international players across multiple continents for its upcoming season, according to a release.<\/p>\n
Building on the foundation laid during its launch edition, which operated as GIPKL, Season 2 marks a significant step forward in the league’s evolution from a proof-of-concept initiative into a more structured, globally oriented platform for kabaddi.<\/p>\n
Cornerstone was recently onboarded as a Strategic Advisory Partner to structure franchise ownership for Season 2, the release said.<\/p>\n
The upcoming season is expected to feature both male and female athletes from Europe, Africa and Asia, further strengthening GPKL’s positioning as a bridge between India’s kabaddi heartland and the emerging global ecosystem of the sport.<\/p>\n
International participation for Season 2 is anticipated from European nations including England, the Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Germany. In addition, African representation is expected from Tanzania, Kenya and Cameroon — regions where kabaddi has witnessed steady grassroots growth in recent years.<\/p>\n
Asian participation will also expand with players from Hong Kong and Taiwan joining the Season 2 talent pool, the release said.<\/p>\n
The inclusion of athletes from these geographies reflects a broader trend of growing interest in kabaddi beyond traditional playing nations and highlights the increasing role of structured competitive platforms in accelerating the sport’s global development.<\/p>\n
‘Importantly, Season 2 will continue to feature participation from both men and women athletes. The league’s commitment to dual-gender representation remains central to its long-term vision of inclusive growth and international engagement,’ the tournament organisers said.<\/p>\n
The participation of international players also complements ongoing efforts to create meaningful pathways for overseas kabaddi athletes through exposure to structured competition, coaching environments and interaction with experienced Indian players.<\/p>\n
What began as GIPKL in its launch season now evolves into the Global Pravasi Kabaddi League with a sharper global outlook and a stronger emphasis on structured development, the release said.<\/p>\n
As kabaddi continues to expand its international footprint, platforms that enable cross-border participation are expected to play a critical role in strengthening the sport’s global competitiveness and long-term institutional growth. (ANI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The Global Pravasi Kabaddi League (GPKL) has confirmed participation from international players…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[63,55552,10962,55550,55551,301,17721,55553,55549],"class_list":["post-97342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-africa","tag-africa","tag-africa-and","tag-expected","tag-from-europe","tag-gipkl","tag-india","tag-long-term","tag-pravasi","tag-the-sport"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/116110987237440547","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}