India maintained their unbeaten campaigns at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 as both the men’s and women’s teams reached the finals at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad on Friday.
The Indian men’s kabaddi team beat Bangladesh 56-27 in the semi-finals and will face Sri Lanka in Saturday’s title clash.
Earlier, the Indian women’s kabaddi team defeated Sri Lanka 39-14 to book a final against Uganda.
Against Bangladesh, India raced to a commanding 28-8 lead at half-time after inflicting two all-outs.
Bharat Hooda led India’s scoring with 13 points, while Shivam Patare contributed 11 and Neeraj Narwal added nine. Ajit Pawar impressed in defence with five tackle points.
India maintained their dominance after the restart and inflicted another all-out late in the contest before completing a 56-27 victory.
The Indian kabaddi team finished with 37 raid points and 12 tackle points.
Sri Lanka, meanwhile, edged Kenya 28-24 in the other men’s semi-final to set up the title clash against India.
Milinda Chathuranga and Sabihan scored six points each for Sri Lanka, while Helvic Wanjala led Kenya with nine.
In the women’s semi-final, India established a 24-7 lead over Sri Lanka by half-time before completing a comfortable 39-14 victory.
Sakshi was India’s top scorer with 11 points, including eight raid points and three tackle points. Captain Nidhi Sharma contributed 10 points from raids, while Ritu Mitharwal registered four tackle points.
India finished the match with 21 raid points and 12 tackle points and inflicted three all-outs.
Uganda reached the women’s final after edging Kenya 23-21 in the other semi-final.
Nakayongo Shirat and Nalwoga Nahia scored eight points each for Uganda, while Kenya’s Lavenda Odhiambo registered 16 raid points.
India had beaten Uganda 41-18 during the group stage and will face them again in the women’s final on Saturday evening.
The women’s final between India and Uganda will begin before the Indian men take on Sri Lanka.
Source: www.olympics.com
