IKF denies giving permit to Mashal Sports for Women’s Kabaddi League

By Bhavya ChandNew Delhi, March 12 : The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) has denied giving any permit to Mashal Sports, Pro Kabaddi Organisers, for organising a Womens Kabaddi League.

Earlier on March 2, Mashal Sports, the PKL organisers, announced that they are planning to launch a womens kabaddi league in collaboration with the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India and the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF).

Anupam Goswami, CEO, Mashal Sports & League Commissioner, Pro Kabaddi League had said: "Our plans for a professional womens kabaddi league are based on the success we have seen in the mens league and our commitment to grow kabaddi as a modern world-class sport from India.We will be working with our various stakeholders, including the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) and the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) to launch the womens league.

The IKF secretary general Satthasivam Munisamy confirmed to IANS on a call that no such permit has been given either to Mashal Sports or Star Sports for a Womens Kabaddi League and that it is the board that decides the same."Not yet, we havent given permission to anyone.

Maybe we can let you know later but not now.I will discuss this with our president and the board then only we can announce it.So far, we have not given permission to anyone to conduct the Womens League or a World cup," IKF secretary general Satthasivam Munisamy told IANS exclusively on Sunday."We havent sanctioned yet, we never discussed it.Maybe, we can let you know about it after the board meeting," he added.Meanwhile, Ronnie Screwvala, who already owns a mens team in the PKL, admitted that he would be keen to own a Womens Kabaddi team, though he added that he had not received a formal communicationIt is believed that Power Sportz has associated with the IKF for the promotion of Womens Kabaddi globally.Editor-in-Chief Power Sportz TV, Kanthi D.Suresh, confirmed that there is a collaboration to promote womens kabaddi globally."We wish to make a public statement on the same only along with the federation officials," he said.

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