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Revenge would be on the minds of the Indian men’s and women’s Kabaddi teams when they take the field at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Having won only gold in the previous nine editions, the men’s team had to settle for bronze while the women’s team were restricted to silver.
Indian men’s kabaddi team’s performance at the Asian Games
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Since the first time Kabaddi was introduced to the Asian Games in 1990, the Indian men’s team won gold seven consecutive times before being trumped by Iran in the semi-final in 2018. In 2018, the Indian team finished with bronze.
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India women’s kabaddi team’s performance at the Asian Games
Women's Kabaddi was introduced in 2010 and India won gold in 2010 and 2014 before being beaten by Iran in the 2018 final to settle for silver.
Indian kabaddi teams’ chances at Asian Games 2023
Kabaddi and the Pro Kabaddi League are now like the NBA and Basketball in the USA. The entire infrastructure and talent pool is within India in that case, if a team other than them wins the gold, then it will be a huge upset. Thus nothing less than gold would be expected from both the men’s and women’s Indian kabaddi teams.
Indian men’s kabaddi team
Nitesh Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Sachin, Surjeet Singh, Vishal Bhardwaj, Arjun Deshwal, Aslam Inamdar, Naveen Kumar, Pawan Sehrawat, Sunil Kumar, Nitin Rawal, Akash Shinde
Indian women’s kabaddi team
Akshima, Jyoti, Pooja, Pooja, Priyanka, Pushpa, Sakshi Kumari, Ritu Negi, Nidhi Sharma, Sushma Sharma, Snehal Pradeep Shinde, Sonali Vishnu Shingat
India Kabaddi Teams’ Schedule
The kabaddi of the Hangzhou Asian Games will be held in Xiaoshan Guali Sports Centre from October 2 to October 7, and the athletes will compete for two gold medals. The schedule for particular teams has not yet been revealed
Full Kabaddi Schedule for Asian Games
