Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh. It is a contact tag wrestling sport originating from Bengal. As the National Game of Bangladesh, kabaddi is enjoyed by thousands of players, and even more spectators, around the country. Played by two competing teams, Kabaddi is an outdoor activity played on a rectangular court of 12.5 by 10 meters in size, which is divided in two by a white line. Although each team consists of twelve players, only seven members of each team will be on the court at one time. The other team members remain on the sidelines as extras. To monitor the game there are two linesmen, a timekeeper, a referee, a scorer and two umpires. The decision as to who starts the game is decided by tossing a coin and it is played in 20-minute sessions.