Sports · 25 August 2026
India to defend kabaddi titles at Asian Games 2026
Exam-focused facts from the 25 August 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India announced the men's and women's kabaddi squads for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
- Both teams are defending champions, having won gold at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
- The men's team defeated Iran 33-29 in the 2022 final.
- The women's team defeated Chinese Taipei 26-25 in the 2022 final.
- India has won eight gold medals in men's kabaddi and three in women's kabaddi at the Asian Games.