As per the Olympics.com, the tournament will be held across four cities, Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall and Wolverhampton - in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom.
Launched in 2022, the tournament has been providing a highly competitive environment for the country's budding Kabaddi stars, as eight of the 12 players in India's recent Junior Kabaddi World Cup success have progressed through the Yuva Kabaddi Series programme.
The youth, Sachin Kushram, a resident of Rusa Mal village in Dindori district, has been the part of Indian under-19 Kabaddi team which defeated Iran to win the final title. The under-19 Kabaddi match was played between February 26 and March 5 in Iran.
The UK region will become the first destination outside of Asia to host the sport's most prestigious global tournament, which will feature the world's best kabaddi players from leading men's and women's teams, including India, Iran and Pakistan. The tournament will take place across the West
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