The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 14 September 2015 recognized the Indian ________ Federation as Regional Sports Federation. _______ sport is a Martial art sport that is performed in Southern state of Kerala and in some parts of Tamil Nadu. This word has been derived from Sangam literature which describes both a battlefield and combat arena.
Id the sport.
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KalaripayattuThis recognition grants a major role to the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation (IKF) in promoting and developing the sport in India. It is considered to be one of the oldest fighting system in existence with its origin dating back to 3nd century BC.
