[Photograph of a game of kabaddi in Vancouver]

Photograph of a game of kabaddi at the Khalsa Diwan Society's Annual Sports Day 2006, hosted at the Khalsa Diwan Society Gurdwara in Vancouver, B.C.

Kabaddi is a South Asian contact team sport played between two teams of seven players on opposite halves of the grounds. Individual players, known as raiders, cross over to the other side of the grounds to tag out members of the opposing team, the defenders, while repeating the phrase "kabaddi, kabaddi." Raiders score points by tagging out as many opponents as possible without getting caught or taking a pause between the phrase. Defenders earn points for stopping the raider from returning to their half of the grounds.

The Khalsa Diwan Society is a pioneer Sikh society, one of the oldest in Vancouver, formed on July 22, 1902 in British Columbia, Canada, formally established in 1906. In 1908, the Society purchased and built the first Sikh temple in Vancouver, which was located on West 2nd Avenue. This is believed to be the first Sikh temple in the whole of the American continent. This temple served the Sikh community until a new temple was occupied on April 25, 1970. The original temple was sold to build a bigger (present) temple located on Ross Street. The Khalsa Diwan Society has been a pioneer in raising Sikhi related issues and getting recognition for Sikhs in Canada. It continues to build a strong community based on Sikhi values and principles. Every year the society organizes sports activities, including soccer and wrestling tournaments.