India completed a golden double in kabaddi at the Asian Games as both the men’s and women’s teams defended their respective titles with thrilling victories over Iran in the finals in Japan’s Nagoya on Saturday (September 26, 2026).
The Indian men overcame Iran 40-34 in a closely fought final to retain their gold medal, following the women’s team’s 37-34 victory over the same opponents earlier in the day.
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Veteran P.V. Sindhu and young Unnati Hooda produced clutch performances to storm into the women’s singles quarterfinals, while Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty were knocked out of the Asian Games
Meanwhile, Indian trio of Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod and Ashi Chouksey won the silver medal in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event, with the young Tilottama finishing fourth in the individual final. The Indian team aggregated 1763 to finish second on the podium.
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India’s Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar settled for the bronze medal after suffering a heartbreaking defeat to Hong Kong’s Tang Ming Hong and Lee Ka Yi in the semifinals of the mixed doubles squash competition. The duo of Joshna and Senthilkumar lost (2-1) 11-10 2-11 11-10 after an intense three gamer at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena.
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