Langdi (sport)
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Langdi
Langdi is considered to be useful in training for sports like kho kho, volleyball and gymnastics.[4] The National Langdi Federation received national recognition in 2010.[5]
Langdi in Maharashtra is a popular childhood pastime, it is described as the foundation of all sports. Suresh Gandhi, Secretary of Langdi Federation of India acknowledges playing langdi isn't financially rewarding. Stake holders have to arrange for funds out of their own resources.
Expatriate Indians have associated in the effort to popularise langdi in other countries, such as Thailand. Video films of the sport being played have been prepared in order raise interest internationally.[3]
Names
Langdi is also known as Langdi Tang.[11]
Brief Rules
The rules of this sport have been standardised by the Akhil Maharashtra Sharirik Shikshan Mandal.[12] The field is a maximum size of 18 metres (59 ft) by 18 metres (59 ft), with the main playing area being a square of about 10 metres (33 ft) on each side.[13]
Langdi is a team sport between two sides, played 12 players a side, and an additional three extra players. A match lasts 36 minutes. It is played in four innings of nine minutes each, with the teams alternating roles in each inning. A coin toss is done before the game, with the team that wins the toss defending. The chasing team sends chasers who hop on one foot and try to tag the defenders. The chasers can step out of the ground as long as they keep on one foot. The defenders are declared out if they step out of the ground or commit a line fault. Once all defenders in the field are tagged, a new set of defenders enter the field from a designated entry zone, with the chaser required to go to the other half of the field before tagging the new defenders. If the chaser fails to remain on one foot, then they leave the field and are replaced by a teammate. During the first turn that a team chases, their chasers must hop on their right foot, and then in their next chasing turn they must all hop on their left foot. The team that tags the most defenders is declared the winner.[3][13]
Variations
House variation
In this variation of langdi, the chaser starts off alone attempting to tag all other players. One quadrant of the field is deemed to be the chaser's "house", in which the chaser may move using both feet. Once a player is tagged, they become a chaser themselves as part of a team with the first chaser. Once all players have been tagged, the game restarts, with the last player that was tagged becoming the chaser for the next round.[14]
Competitions
International Box Langadi Championship
The first-ever International Box Langadi Championship was held from 18 to 20 May 2023 in
Langdi Championship (India)
The fourth National Men's and Women's Langdi Championship was held in Chandigarh, in May 2013.[16]
See also
- Kratai Khadeaw, Thai variant
- Atya patya
- Kabaddi
- Langa (game), a Nigerian game also involving hopping
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