Welcome back to CGTN Sports Talk. I'm Li Xiang. Here with us today is Inamdar Aslam Mustafa. Aslam is great kabaddi player from India. He helped the Indian men's kabaddi team win the final match in Hangzhou Asian Games.
Li Xiang: Congratulations, Aslam.
Aslam: Thanks. It was a difficult match, the team from Iran also played very well. I'm so pleased to win the match.
Li Xiang: a wonderful match! Each of you did such a good job! We know kabaddi is one of ( popular) games in India. Can you tell us more about the sport?
Aslam: Of course. Kabaddi is a traditional sport in India with a history over 4,000 years and in Indian it means"you can't catch me". During the game, all the players must shout"Kabaddi! Kabaddi!" without stopping. This is how the game got ( it) name.
Li Xiang: That's interesting! And how many players are there in the game?
Aslam: Well, in a match, there are two ( team), each starting with seven players. A player scores when he or she touches the player from the other team and return s ( safe). At the same time, every player in the other team ( try) hard to stop the touch, so the match can be very exciting.
Li Xiang: It's really like the game Eagle Catches Chickens in China. I hope ( play) kabaddi with you one day. That's all for today. Thanks for being with us, Aslam.
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