India Sweep Commonwealth Kabaddi Titles in Ahmedabad

India won both the men’s and women’s titles at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad, completing a home-soil sweep with victories in the two finals. The Indian men’s team defeated Sri Lanka 54-20 to claim gold, while the Indian women’s team beat Uganda 35-15 to secure the women’s gold medal.

The two results gave India a landmark double at the maiden edition of the championship. Both finals were decided by substantial margins, with the men’s side finishing 34 points ahead of Sri Lanka and the women’s side recording a 20-point win over Uganda.

India claim gold in both championship finals

The men’s final saw India overcome Sri Lanka by a score of 54-20. The 54-point return was the highest total stated across the two title matches, and the result delivered the men’s gold medal for India in Ahmedabad.

India’s women followed with a 35-15 victory over Uganda in their final. That convincing result brought a second gold medal for the hosts and ensured that the women’s title also remained in India.

With the men’s and women’s competitions both ending in Indian victories, the hosts became the first champions in each category of the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship. The event’s first edition therefore concluded with India holding both titles.

The finals also produced clear scorelines. India’s men won by 34 points against Sri Lanka, while the women won by 20 points against Uganda. Those margins underlined the decisive nature of each gold-medal match as India completed the double in Ahmedabad.

A historic first edition on home soil

The significance of the results extends beyond the individual finals. As the championship was being staged for the first time, the winning teams entered the competition’s record books as its maiden men’s and women’s champions.

Ahmedabad hosted the championship finale as India’s two teams secured their respective gold medals. The men’s 54-20 result against Sri Lanka and the women’s 35-15 result against Uganda were the decisive outcomes that defined the inaugural tournament.

For India, winning both competitions on home soil completed the strongest possible finish to the first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship. The men’s and women’s teams each left the event with gold, while Sri Lanka and Uganda finished as the defeated finalists in their respective matches.

The championship’s opening edition will be remembered for India’s clean sweep of the available titles. The two final victories established the host nation as the benchmark from the outset of the competition, with the men’s team taking gold after their win over Sri Lanka and the women’s team doing the same after defeating Uganda.

India’s double gold was confirmed in Ahmedabad following the two final scorelines: 54-20 in the men’s match and 35-15 in the women’s match. Those results completed a historic inaugural championship for the hosts.