Atya patya

Atya patya
NicknamesAtya-patya
First playedIndia
Characteristics
ContactLimited
EquipmentNone
Presence
Country or regionSouth Asia
External videos
video icon Maharashtra – 27th Senior National Championship, August 2012,, Tamil Nadu semi-final match in YouTube video
video icon Senior National Atya Patya Championship, Hyderabad 2012, final: Puducherry v/s Maharashtra, YouTube video

Atya patya (Hindi: आट्यापाट्या) is a traditional South Asian tag sport played by two sides of nine players. It is more popular in rural areas of India. It is more commonly played in Maharashtra, a western Indian state.[1] Atya patya is described as a "game of feints".[2] The playing area comprises nine trenches, coming out of either side of a central trench; a point is awarded to the attacking team's players for each trench they cross without being tagged out by the defensive players within the trenches.[3] The game ends after 4 innings (scoring turns) of 7 minutes each, with each team having two innings to score. It has been described as a game of "militant chase".[4] The sport is played in a relatively small area and requires no equipment, similar to other games indigenous to India such as kabaddi, seven stones, kho kho, gillidanda and langdi.[2]

The national governed body of the sport is the "Atya Patya Federation of India".[5] The federation was formed in 1982.[6] The ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India, lists the federation amongst its list of recognised federation for the year 2013. The federation is headquartered in Nagpur. Its president is H. B. Hallad.[7]

The first south Asian Atya patya Championship was held in Bhutan in June, 2013. It was won by India.[8]

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  4. ^ Katrin Bromber; Joseph Maguire; Birgit Krawietz (15 February 2013). Sport Across Asia: Politics, Cultures, and Identities. Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-415-88438-9. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. ^ Matthew Nicholson; Russell Hoye; Barrie Houlihan (10 September 2010). Participation in Sport: International Policy Perspectives. Routledge. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-203-87049-5. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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  7. ^ "List of Recognised National Sports Federations (as on 16-07-2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Schoolboy wins South Asian Atya Patya Championship". The Hindu. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.