India win both inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi titles

India won both titles at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad on October 31, defeating Sri Lanka in the men’s final and Uganda in the women’s final, according to the tournament report. The men won 54-20, while the women took their title with a 35-15 victory. The report said both Indian teams went unbeaten. The men won all eight of their matches, and the women won all six. The results made India the first champions in both divisions of the event. In the men’s final, India built its win through a combination of raiding and defense. The team recorded 30 raid points and 14 tackle points, forced four all-outs against Sri Lanka and was not all-out itself. India led 30-10 at halftime, then added 24 points in the second half while Sri Lanka scored 10. Aditya Shinde led India’s raiding with 10 points from 14 raids, including four bonus points, and achieved a Super 10. Bharat Hooda scored eight points from seven raids, while Pankaj Mohite added six and vice-captain Naveen Kumar five. Yogesh Dahiya made five successful tackles from five attempts. Sri Lanka’s Madhuvanta led his team with six tackle points; its raiders completed seven successful raids in 41...