Scotland’s men are targeting a semi-final place at the Kabaddi World Cup, which begins in the West Midlands on Monday and runs for one week.
Head coach Sukhinder Dhillon is preparing his team for round-robin matches against India, Italy, Wales and Hong Kong China as the World Cup is held outside Asia for the first time.
“India are the strongest team in the group,” said Glasgow’s Dhillon. “They’re the reigning world champions and have so many quality players.
“We’re ranked 100-1 to win the World Cup. That suits us fine, considering many of the team haven’t played in the international arena.
“We’ll give it a go. Our guys have the experience of playing in the British League but this, of course, is another level. Italy and USA have brought some superstars.”
Many of the Scotland and England players have backgrounds in martial arts and wrestling, or, like Sally Hill, rugby.
“The World Cup will bring a lot of awareness for kabaddi and especially women’s kabaddi,” said England’s Hill.
“It’s a platform to demonstrate what a high-speed, passionate and captivating game this is, and hopefully it encourages more people to get involved.”