World Kabaddi League Selects New Title Sponsor

July 25, 2014

The World Kabaddi League (WKL) has today unveiled a new title sponsor along with franchise anmes and logos.

Wave Group will be the title sponsor for the inaugural edition of the league. The announcements were made in the presence of World Kabaddi League President and Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal, WKL Commissioner  Pargat Singh, WKL CEO  Raman Raheja, WKL league franchise owners Yo Yo Honey Singh, Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Rajat Bedi, Wave Group Chairman Rajinder Chadha, and MSM Sony Entertainment N P Singh. The franchisee owners- Fastway Sports Development Pvt. Ltd, Tut Group, Mr Purewal, Hayre Group, Mr. Sanan from R & AAR Communications Pvt. Ltd. (Focus Haryana) were also present at the event.

WKL Commissioner Pargat Singh, Commissioner  said “Kabaddi is an extraordinary sport. It’s a sport that requires no equipment and very little space. There’s a lot of excitement in this sport which has an intrinsic potential to become a top spectator sport. World Kabaddi League aims to build an ecosystem to showcase our sporting talent at an international level. We believe kabaddi will offer an engrossing and engaging experience to the audience.” 

WKL CEO Raman Raheja said, “World Kabaddi League is all set to take off and we all are very excited. We are thankful for the support we have gotten from all the stakeholders for the league. We are grateful to the Wave Group who have always promoted sports in India and this time they have associated with us to promote Kabaddi and help us in taking it to the global level. The support which we have gotten from the team owners is exceptional and I am sure that it will be a great entertaining league for everyone.”

Wave Group Chairman Rajinder Singh Chadha  said, “Wave Group has strong association with sports in India. We have always promoted off beat sports. Kabaddi is the rustic charm of our country. Most of the Indians associate themselves with kabaddi. We are proud to be associated with World Kabaddi League. We believe the global format of World Kabaddi League will bring paradigm shift in the sports entertainment industry.”