Sports · 27 September 2026

India Beats Iran to Claim Men's Kabaddi Gold at Asian Games 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 27 September 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • India won the men's kabaddi gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 by defeating Iran 40-34, completing a golden double hours after the women's team beat Iran 37-34 for the women's title.
  • This was India's record-extending ninth men's kabaddi gold in Asian Games history; the only edition India missed gold was 2018, when it took bronze.
  • The men's gold was India's fourth gold of this edition, alongside the women's cricket win, the 10m air pistol mixed team gold of Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh, and the women's kabaddi title.
  • Arjun Deshwal's raid past Fazel Atrachali triggered an All-Out that gave India a five-point lead with 10 minutes remaining, after Iran led 18-17 at half-time; India finished its Asian Games campaign unbeaten.

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