Archive · 25 Sep 2026
India’s Men’s and Women’s Kabaddi Teams Reach Semifinals
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams have reached the Asian Games semi-finals.
Both teams finished their group matches without losing.
The men beat Chinese Taipei 37-21 in their last group match.
They had also defeated South Korea, Japan and Bangladesh.
The women beat Japan 50-25 in a one-sided match.
India’s women led 32-13 at halftime.
India’s men led Chinese Taipei 23-11 at halftime.
The men have won eight Asian Games gold medals in kabaddi.
Kabaddi became an Asian Games sport in 1990.
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams reached the Asian Games semi-finals.
The men defeated Chinese Taipei 37-21 to finish Group A unbeaten.
The women beat Japan 50-25 and topped their group without a loss.
The men won four consecutive group matches, defeating South Korea, Japan and Bangladesh.
India’s men have won nine Asian Games medals, including eight golds, since kabaddi debuted in 1990.
- Who
- India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams.
- What
- Both teams qualified for the Asian Games semi-finals after unbeaten group-stage campaigns.
- When
- Thursday, in their final Group A fixtures.
- Where
- At the Asian Games; India’s women played hosts Japan.
- Why
- They advanced by winning their Group A matches and topping their groups.
- Men’s result
- India defeated Chinese Taipei 37-21.
- Women’s result
- India defeated Japan 50-25.
- Men’s group record
- Four consecutive victories and an unbeaten Group A campaign.
- Women’s group record
- Unbeaten after victories over Bangladesh, Iran and Japan.
- Halftime scores
- India led Chinese Taipei 23-11 and Japan 32-13.
- Men’s Asian Games record
- Nine medals, including eight golds, since kabaddi became an Asian Games sport in 1990.
- Men’s scoring breakdown
- Twenty-eight raid points, three bonus points and six all-out points against Chinese Taipei.
