Desk : India has won the gold medal in women's Kabaddi in the Asian Games 2026 with a brilliant performance. In the final match, Indian women's team defeated Iran 37-34. With this victory, India's third gold medal of Asian Games 2026 and total 27th medal has been added to its account.

Let us tell you that at the beginning of the final, the Indian team had a strong hold on the match. India was leading 22-16 at half time, but Iran made a strong comeback in the second half. At one point the score reached 27-26 and the Indian team was all out.

This made the match very exciting and India's lead was reduced to just one point.

In a difficult situation, after the time-out, the Indian players changed their strategy. In the last five minutes of the match, Team India made a brilliant comeback and put pressure on Iran. The Iranian team was seen struggling in front of the aggressive game of the Indian players and India finally won the match 37-34 and got the gold medal.

This is the fourth time in the history of the Asian Games that the Indian women's Kabaddi team has won the gold medal.

The Indian team won the silver medal in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, while on other occasions the team won gold. With this victory, India's medal record in women's Kabaddi in the Asian Games also remained intact.

After the final, Indian team captain Pushpa Rana admitted that Iran was a strong challenge, but she was confident of her team winning the gold. This is India's third gold medal in the Asian Games 2026. Earlier, the Indian women's cricket team and the pair of Kamaljeet-Suruchi Singh have won the gold medal in the mixed 10 meter air pistol shooting event.

India is at 12th position in the medal table with 27 medals.

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