Sep 26, 2026
Iran led the kabaddi final at half-time, and India’s defenders won the ninth gold 40-34
Sumit and Jaideep Dahiya turned an 18-17 half-time deficit around as India beat Iran to retain the Asian Games men’s kabaddi title in Aichi.
Aichi-Nagoya
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Sep 26, 2026
India scored 37 against Iran twice this week, and the second time it won kabaddi gold by three
India’s women held off an Iran fightback to win the Asian Games kabaddi final 37-34 and keep the title they won in Hangzhou.
Sep 22, 2026
Iran took the one women’s kabaddi gold India have missed, and the two meet again at 8.30am on Wednesday
India’s women have won three of the four Asian Games kabaddi titles. Iran have the other one, from Jakarta in 2018, and the sides have not played at a...
Sep 21, 2026
India cleared the Bangladesh mat twice, and the team that took their one lost gold is next
A 42-21 win at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium started India’s women’s kabaddi title defence, and Iran arrive on Wednesday morning.
Sep 21, 2026
India led Japan 31-9 at the break, and then won the second half 18-15
India’s kabaddi title defence opened with a 49-24 win over the hosts. The group has already produced an upset that had nothing to do with them.
Sep 20, 2026
India’s women have won three of the four kabaddi golds, and the team that took the other one is in their group
Eight teams, six days and no second chances. India begin their Asian Games defence in Aichi Prefecture on Monday, with the only side ever to beat them...
Sep 19, 2026
Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s ceremonial kit was stuck at Nagoya airport, and a kabaddi raider carried India’s flag instead
A ceremonial kit that never made it out of India cost Tajinderpal Singh Toor his place at the head of the contingent in Aichi-Nagoya, and handed the f...
Aug 24, 2026
Four of India’s Hangzhou gold medallists made the Asian Games squad, and Naveen Kumar did not
India named their men’s and women’s kabaddi squads for the Asian Games on Sunday. Eight of the twelve men who won gold in Hangzhou are not on the plan...
Jul 26, 2026
India’s kabaddi men avoid Iran in the Asian Games draw, the women get them in Group A
The Asian Games 2026 kabaddi draw keeps India’s men and Iran apart until the knockouts, while India’s women were placed alongside Iran in Group A. The...
Mar 5, 2026
NESC 2026 registrations close March 7 as ESFI picks India’s Asian Games esports squad
The Esports Federation of India has two days of registrations remaining for the national championship that will determine who represents India at the...