The Ministry of Youth and Sports, through the General Administration of School Development, continued the activities of the national project to spread the game of Kabaddi for school students in the governorates, under the auspices of Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education, the Egyptian Kabaddi Federation, and the Youth and Sports Directorates in the governorates, in addition to coordination with the Central Administration for Sports Performance at the Ministry of Youth and Sports

The project aims to spread the game of Kabaddi among school students, as well as to expand the base of young practitioners (boys, girls), in addition to supporting the Egyptian Kabaddi Federation with distinguished elements to participate in the national team

The project is implemented in two successive stages (player selection - then - project implementation), and is implemented for school students in the governorates of Cairo, Menoufia, Dakahlia, Qalyubia, Gharbia, Sharqia, and Port Said

It is worth mentioning that the third player selection event was held in Port Said governorate with the participation of 200 students from the governorate's schools born in the years 2011-2012