The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, a new body come into existence in the year 1972 with the prime motive of organising competitions at the national level and popularising the game in neighbouring countries. Junior National Kabaddi Championship was also conducted at asansol in 1974 and Sub Jr. Nationals was also included in the national competitions. The first national of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India was conducted at Jaipur in 1972.

In the IXth Asian Games held at New Delhi, Kabaddi was included as a demonstration game. An open International tournament was conducted in Bombay in 1984. The game was included in the south Asian federation games at Decca for the first time in 1985. On the occasion of the tricentenary celebration of the city of Calcutta, an International invitation Kabaddi tournament was organised in Calcutta. The second Asian Kabaddi Championship was organised at Jaipur in 1988. Kabaddi was included is one of the main disciplines in the XIth Asian Games held at Beijing (China) in 1990. This is a major landmark in the history of Kabaddi. It was a proud movement for India when it won the gold medal, India also won gold medal, in XIIth Asian Games held at Hiroshima (Japan) 1994 and an unforgettable event of Kabaddi lovers all over the country who had strived to get the game into the International arena.