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Punjabis play a wide variety of sports and games, ranging from modern games such as hockey and cricket, to the more traditional games such as Kabaddi, Kushtian (wrestling) and Khuddo khoondi (similar to hockey). There are over 100 traditional games and sports of Punjab.[1]
To promote traditional games of Punjab, the state government has since 2014 been working on initiatives to promote the Punjab Rural Games. The games will include sports such as Kushtian in the state.[2]
The sports played in Punjab include the following:
- ^ Khed ate sehat varta by Sarwan Singh Sangam Publications ISBN 93-82804-98-6
- ^ "Kabaddi world cup semi to be played in Pakistan Punjab | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.