Sports

Punjabis play a wide variety of sports and games, ranging from modern games such as hockey and cricket, to the more traditional games such as Kabaddi, Kushtian (wresting) and Khuddo khoondi (similar to hockey). There are over 100 traditional games and sports of Punjab.
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Kila Raipur is a noted village of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India as it hosts the annual Kila Raipur Sports Festival, known as the Rural Olympics. The events played often demonstrate the physical strength and valor of the Punjabi men and women.

Other famous rural sports in punjab Kikli Kokla, Chhapaki Lukan Miti (Hide & Seek), Guli Danda, Rasa Kashi (Tug of War).