Asian Kabaddi Championships 2023 will begin in the present day (June 27) in Korea. It is going to be the eleventh version of the mega occasion that includes the highest kabaddi groups of Asia. The final time this occasion befell was in 2017.
The Gorgan area of Iran hosted the match from November 22 to 26 in 2017. 10 nations participated within the males’s and girls’s kabaddi tournaments. India gained the gold medal in each occasions. Dwelling workforce Iran gained the bronze medal in each occasions, whereas Pakistan completed runners-up in males’s kabaddi, and South Korea have been the shedding finalists in ladies’s kabaddi.
Ajay Thakur captained India in that match and star all-rounder Deepak Niwas Hooda additionally featured within the workforce. Nevertheless, the match was not broadcasted, which is why a majority of the kabaddi followers couldn’t watch the matches reside.
India remained undefeated in Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017
India obtained a spot in Pool A of the primary spherical. They recorded wins in opposition to Iraq, Pakistan, Japan, and Afghanistan to qualify for the semifinals. Within the semis, they defeated Korea by 45-29. Whereas followers anticipated a ultimate between India and Iran, Pakistan beat Iran within the different semifinal to arrange a conflict in opposition to the neighbors within the ultimate.
Completed and dusted. Workforce India gained by an enormous lead in opposition to Iraq of their 1st match on the Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017.
Completed and dusted. Workforce India gained by an enormous lead in opposition to Iraq of their 1st match on the Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017. https://t.co/fh3tChS592
Ajay Thakur, Pardeep Narwal, and Maninder Singh shaped India’s raiding unit in that match. Rahul Chaudhari and Rohit Kumar have been additionally current within the squad however they have been benched for the final three matches.
India have been in glorious kind through the group-stage matches of the Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017. They beat Iraq by 61-21, adopted by a mammoth 103-25 win over Afghanistan earlier than an 82-16 win in opposition to Japan. Their ultimate group stage in opposition to Pakistan was a lopsided one as nicely, with India rising victorious by 44-18.
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The ultimate was additionally a one-sided encounter as India beat Pakistan 36-22 to change into the champions. Indian followers will anticipate an identical efficiency from Sunil Kumar and Co on this yr’s Asian Kabaddi Championships.
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