Voyage of Ashok Das: The 'Kabaddi Daddy' who took the sport beyond India

Modified Aug 26, 2018 14:23 IST

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Ashok Das isn't just passionate about the game, he has the most beautiful quality to arouse

The newly elected President of World Kabaddi, Ashok still lives in Birmingham. Ashok resigned from International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) years ago. Ashok has been a runner-up in the BBC Midlands Unsung Hero of the year and Birmingham Sports Award as well. Ashok still trains the Warriors' women's team and runs workshops along with demonstration matches of both men's and women's.

Ashok has given years of his valuable time in broadening the game throughout the world. Kabaddi would still be a game hiding somewhere in the textbooks if Ashok hadn't taken from its grassroots. Here's wishing Ashok Das for the completion of his ultimate dream to see Kabaddi be a part of the Olympics one day.

Here's an inspiration to the readers in Ashok sir's words, "Don't be a baddie, play Kabaddi!"

About the author

Vijay Sain is a freelance writer from Jaipur, Rajasthan, currently residing in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Ever since writing his very first article in June 2018, Vijay has mostly worked on covering Kabaddi passionately to throw light on the upcoming talents and acquainting the Kabaddi admirers with a plethora of information through his articles.

In addition to covering Kabaddi, Vijay has also begun covering Cricket and Volleyball as two of the other sports which he admires. An admirer of Rahul Dravid as a cricketer and Rajasthan Royals as a team, Vijay is also a WWE enthusiast who loves AJ Styles and CM Punk.

A hobbyist in writing, the 22-year-old is also the founder and a learning entrepreneur in a jewelry-based firm - Devansh Creations. A bookish person who fell in love with mathematics during his high-school, Vijay is also passionate about cooking, traveling, and exploring new ideas every day.

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Edited by Amar Anand