'A Vibrant Sporting Connect': PM Modi Meets Kabaddi Stars Spiczko, Kalbarczyk During Poland Visit

Kabaddi is not just limited to Asia as the sport has gained international recognition for quite some time. In India, the Pro Kabaddi league has helped gain interest among Indian sports fans. Recently, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited Poland as part of his visit to Europe. PM Modi met the President of the Kabaddi Federation of Poland, who has been a part of India's domestic kabaddi tournament, the Pro Kabaddi League. Both of them shared a hearty moment together as they talked about the sports' influence in the European country.

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India PM Narendra Modi meets former European PKL star Michal Spiczko during Poland visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Kabaddi Federation of Poland President, Michal Spiczko. He is renowned for being the first European player to feature in India's Pro Kabaddi League. PM Modi also met the Federation's Board Member, Anna Kalbarczyk, who is also a Kabaddi player. The Indian Prime Minister applauded their efforts in developing Kabaddi in the European region and nurturing bilateral ties and cultural relations between India and Poland. They presented Poland's national Kabaddi jersey to PM Modi

"Celebrating a vibrant sporting connect. In Warsaw, I met Michal Spiczko and Anna Kalbarczyk, who are noted Kabaddi players. This sport is actively followed in Poland. We discussed how to further popularise this sport in Poland, including ensuring more tournaments between Indian and Polish players," PM Modi tweeted in his post on 'X', Formerly Twitter.

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Michal Spiczko had spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons as a part of the Pro kabaddi league franchise Bengaluru Bulls and was the first European kabaddi star to feature in the tournament. He was also a part of Team Poland during the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup in Ahmedabad. He is now nurturing the sport in the European region, which is rapidly gaining popularity among the masses.