Ahmedabad: India's women's and men's kabaddi teams continued their winning run on Sunday at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura, Ahmedabad, ANI reported. The women defeated Uganda 41-18, while the men beat Malaysia 37-23.
Source: ANI via LatestLY
In the women's match, India secured a 23-point win over Uganda. Captain Nidhi Sharma led the scoring with nine points, while Sakshi contributed eight and Anu seven. India collected 25 raid points, 11 tackle points and four all-out points, with Ritu leading the defence on six tackle points and Jyoti adding four. For Uganda, Namataka Beatrice was the top scorer with seven points.
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In the men's match, India got past Malaysia 37-23 for a 14-point victory. Neeraj Narwal was the star of the night with 13 points, including four bonus points, while Bharat added six raid points, Aditya Shinde five and Naveen Kumar three. India raced to a 27-11 lead by half-time; Malaysia won the second half 12-10 but could not close the gap. Isaac Alton and Leong Suresh Kim Seng led Malaysia's scoring with six raid points each.
Source: ANI via LatestLY
The results keep both Indian teams unbeaten in the inaugural championship, which Awaaz Punjab has been covering since the opening day in Ahmedabad, when the women thrashed Malaysia 73-13 and the men beat England 46-26. The tournament continues in Ahmedabad this week, with the women's final scheduled for October 31.