00:03High energy and played at close range. Kabaddi has been popular in South Asia for thousands
00:10of years, but it's not often seen on this scale in suburban Melbourne.
00:16There's Raiders, the whole job is to touch one of the joffies, right, without getting
00:20tackled to the floor and making it back within 30 seconds.
00:23A mix of British Bulldogs and wrestling, so it's really fun to watch.
00:27Kabaddi is one of 17 traditional Indian and other sports played at the Australian Seek
00:34Games, held every year in capital cities and regional centres around Australia. The volunteer
00:40run event is hugely popular, this year's games in Melbourne drawing record crowds.
00:46It's an amateur competition, but the standard of the competition is really great, so we've
00:51got players that do play at a state and national level.
00:55The competition is fierce, but it's not just about the sport. The games are an
00:59important time for community and culture.
01:03I think it's amazing to see that, you know, when you live in little suburbs you don't know
01:07that how much community is in Australia.
01:10I think it's important for young kids like ourselves and teenagers to carry on tradition
01:14and understand more about our culture.
01:15It's just everyone watches you and they're like, wow.
01:18And it will all happen again next year in Perth.
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