India clinch historic double gold at inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championships

Ahmedabad: India won both titles at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026, the men beating Sri Lanka 54-20 in the final and the women defeating Uganda 35-15 earlier in the evening at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex on Saturday.

The men's title completed a clean sweep: eight wins in eight matches across the nine-day competition. India topped Group A with six wins, beat Bangladesh 56-27 in the semifinal and then Sri Lanka in the final, scoring 380 points through the tournament while conceding 193.

In the final, Aditya Shinde led with a Super 10 — 10 raid points from 14 raids, including four bonus points. Bharat Hooda added eight raid points without being tackled once, Pankaj Mohite scored six and vice-captain Naveen Kumar five. Yogesh Dahiya took five tackle points without missing an attempt. India led 15-8 early and were 30-10 up at half-time.

For the women, Sakshi top-scored with nine points, Anu Sen made six and captain Nidhi Sharma five. India inflicted two all-outs and dominated the tackle count 20-14.

(With inputs from media reports)