Kabaddi at Khelo India University Games 2021 will start on April 29 and conclude on May 3. 

The second edition of Khelo India University Games (KIUG) will be hosted in Bengaluru after the event was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amritsar’s Guru Nanak Dev University are the defending champions of the men’s Kabaddi event, having defeated Kurukshetra University of Haryana 33-31 in the final in the inaugural edition of Khelo India University Games in 2020.

On the other hand, Himachal Pradesh University will look to defend their women’s title, having beaten Maharshi Dayanand University 32-19 in the final in the previous edition.

The upcoming edition of (KIUG) will witness eight teams fight for the gold medal in the men’s and women’s kabaddi events respectively.

Khelo India University Games 2021 kabaddi pools

Men’s kabaddi pools

Men’s Pool A: Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Maharshi Dayanand University (Rohtak) and University of Kota

Men’s Pool B:  Lovely Professional University, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar) and Dr. CV Raman University

Women’s kabaddi pools

Women’s Pool A:  Mother Teresa Women’s University, (Kodaikanal), Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Maharshi Dayanand University and Mangalore University

Women’s Pool B: Himachal Pradesh University (Shimla), SavitriBai Phule University, Kurukshetra University and Guru Nanak Dev University

All the Kabaddi matches in the men’s and women’s event will be held at Jain University Global Campus in Bengaluru.

Khelo India University Games 2021 kabaddi schedule and live match times

All times are in Indian Standard Time (IST) 

Friday, April 29

Chaudhary Bansi Lal University vs Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, men’s Pool A - 10:30 AM IST

Lovely Professional University vs Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, men’s Pool B - 11:45 AM IST

Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak vs University of Kota, men’s Pool A - 2:30 PM IST

Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar) vs Dr. CV Raman University, men’s Pool B - 3:45 PM IST

Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal vs Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, women’s Pool A - 10:00 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh University (Shimla) vs SavitriBai Phule University, women’s Pool B - 11:00 AM IST

Maharshi Dayanand University vs Mangalore University, women’s Pool A - 12:00 PM IST

Kurukshetra University vs Guru Nanak Dev University, women’s Pool B - 3:00 PM IST

Saturday, April 30

Guru Nanak Dev University vs Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith University, men’s Pool A - 10:30 AM IST

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University vs  Dr. CV Raman University, men’s Pool B - 11:45 AM IST

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University vs University of Kota, men’s Pool A - 2:30 PM IST

Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar) vs Lovely Professional University, men’s Pool B - 3:45 AM IST

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University vs SavitriBai Phule University, women’s Pool A - 10:30 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla vs Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, women’s Pool B - 11:00 AM IST

Mangalore University vs Guru Nanak Dev University (Shimla), women’s Pool A - 12:00 PM IST

Kurukshetra University vs Maharshi Dayanand University, women’s Pool B - 3:00 PM IST

Sunday, May 1

Maharshi Dayanand University vs Lovely Professional University, men’s Pool A - 10:30 AM IST

Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar) vs Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith University, men’s Pool B - 11:45 AM IST

Chaudhary Bansi Lal University vs University of Kota, men’s Pool A - 2:30 PM IST

Lovely Professional University vs Dr. CV Raman University, men’s Pool B - 3:45 PM IST

Himachal Pradesh University (Shimla) vs  Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, women’s Pool A - 10:00 AM IST

Mother Teresa Women’s University vs SavitriBai Phule University, women’s Pool B - 11:00 AM IST

Kurukshetra University vs Mangalore University,  women’s Pool A - 12:00 PM IST

Maharshi Dayanand University vs Guru Nanak Dev University (Shimla), women’s Pool B - 3:00 PM IST

Monday, May 2

Pool A winner vs Pool B runner-up, men’s semi-final 1 - 11:30 AM IST

Pool B winner vs Pool A runner-up, men’s semi-final 2 - 12:45 PM IST

Pool A winner vs Pool B runner-up, women’s semi-final 1 - 10:00 AM IST

Pool B winner vs Pool A runner-up, women’s semi-final 2 - 11:00 AM IST

Tuesday, May 3

Semi-final 1 winner vs Semi-final 2 winner, men’s kabaddi final  - 3:00 PM IST

Semi-final 1 winner vs Semi-final 2 winner, women’s kabaddi final  - 2:00 PM IST

Where to watch Khelo India University Games 2021 kabaddi live in India?

Kabaddi at the Khelo India University Games 2021 will be telecast live on the Doordarshan Sports TV channel in India. 

Live streaming of the Khelo India University Games 2021’s kabaddi matches will be available on Prasar Bharati’s YouTube channel.

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