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India beat Iran 40-34 to retain kabaddi gold
The Indian Express··4h ago
The Indian men's kabaddi team retained Asian Games gold, beating Iran 40-34 in the Aichi-Nagoya final on Saturday. India outplayed Iran in the second half after a level first half. The win followed the Indian women's 37-34 final victory over Iran earlier the same day. India has now won nine men's kabaddi golds at the Asian Games.
Prism
What It Means For You
- India's men's team kept the Asian Games kabaddi gold it had held outside the 2018 edition.
- The final score was 40-34 against Iran in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday.
- The women's side had already beaten Iran 37-34 in their final earlier that day.
What's Happening
- India topped pool A with wins over Japan, Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh and Korea.
- The men beat Thailand 66-28 in the semi-final before facing Iran.
- Kabaddi has been an Asian Games event since 1990.
India's kabaddi record at the Games
- India has won men's kabaddi gold in every Asian Games edition except Jakarta 2018, when Iran took gold.
- This result is listed as India's 13th Asian Games kabaddi gold across men and women.
- Kabaddi ranks behind athletics and shooting for India's Asian Games gold totals.
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