India Women Beat Iran 37-33 to Win Fourth Asian Games Kabaddi Gold on September 26, 2026

Key facts

• India beat Iran 37-33 to clinch the women's kabaddi gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Tokai City, Japan, on September 26, 2026.
• This was India's fourth gold medal in women's kabaddi at the Asian Games, after titles in 2010, 2014 and 2022, with a runners-up finish in 2018.
• India entered the final as defending champions, having beaten Chinese Taipei 26-25 in the gold-medal match at the Hangzhou Games.
• Sawan Barwal won silver in the men's marathon at the Asian Games on September 26, 2026.
• Barwal clocked 2:11:37 to end India's 44-year wait for a men's marathon medal at the Asian Games, its first medal in the event since the 1982 Delhi Games.
• Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod claimed silver in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
• Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod progressed to the individual final, while Ashi Chouksey missed out after finishing 15th in qualification.
• Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar secured bronze in squash mixed doubles.
• Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar defeated the Philippines' David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado 11-3, 11-5 in the quarterfinals before losing a close semifinal to Hong Kong's Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong.
• India began September 26 with 26 medals — two gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze — standing 12th in the standings, and the kabaddi gold took the tally to 27 medals: three gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze.
• India's men's kabaddi team, also defending champions, faced Iran in the men's final later on September 26.