Punjab Government on Monday said it would organize Global Kababdi League from October 14 to November 3.
The matches of the league would be played at Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Mohali and the closing as well as the finals would be held at the hockey stadium, Phase-9.
In a statement, Sports Minister, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi Punjab Government is fully committed to propagate mother game kabaddi.
The minister also divulged that the league is being held by the Sports Department with the assistance of the private sponsors and the entire expenses would be borne by the sponsors whereas the administrative help and the stadiums would be provided by the State Government.
He said 6 teams --California Eagles (USA), Maple Leaf (Canada), Singh Warriors (Punjab), Black Panthers (Fresno, USA), Haryana Lions (India) and Doaba Warriors (USA) would participate in the league and vie with each for top honours. He added that every team would play with each other twice and therefore every team would get to play a total of 10 matches.