The Bangabandhu Cup () is an international kabaddi tournament held in Bangladesh. It is named after the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The first edition took place in 2021.
History The first edition took place in 2021. Five countries from three continents competed in the tournament which are Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka from Asia, Kenya from Africa and Poland from Europe. Bangladesh finished group stage as first and advanced to the final. Sri Lanka and Kenya finished group stage as second and third and advanced to the qualifier. Kenya won the qualifier and advanced to the final. Bangladesh defeated Kenya and became the champions.
The second edition took place in 2022. Four new teams participated which are Iraq, Indonesia, Malaysia from Asia and England from Europe. A total of 8 countries from three continents participated in 2nd edition. Except Poland all other teams from previous edition participated in the second edition. Poland didn't participate because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Eight teams were split into two groups. Bangladesh won the cup for the second time by beating Kenya and Kenya became the runner's up for the second time.
The third edition took place in 2023 from 13 to 21 March. Twelve teams from four continents participated in this edition. All 8 teams from previous edition and Poland from 1st edition competed in the tournament. Argentina from South America, Thailand and Chinese Taipei from Asia participated for the first time in this edition. 12 teams were split into two groups. Bangladesh defeated Chinese Taipei in the final and became champions for the third time. Top two teams (Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei) automatically qualified for the world cup.
Summary Year Host Final Third place Champions Score Runner-up 2021 Dhaka 2022 Dhaka 2023 Dhaka 2024 Dhaka
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