{"id":1354,"date":"2026-09-26T08:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T08:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2026-09-26T08:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T08:17:54","slug":"asian-games-2026-india-women-beat-iran-to-defend-kabaddi-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/?p=1354","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games 2026: India Women Beat Iran to Defend Kabaddi Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indian women&#8217;s kabaddi team successfully retained its Asian Games title by defeating Iran 37-34 in a thrilling final held on September 26 at the Tokai Citizen Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this victory, India secured its fourth gold medal in women&#8217;s kabaddi in the history of the Asian Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India made a strong start and led 22-16 at half-time. Iran, the 2018 champions, mounted a determined comeback in the second half and repeatedly reduced India\u2019s lead. However, the Indian team maintained its composure in the closing stages to secure a 37-34 victory and retain the gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The match was a tight contest from the very beginning, with both teams level at 5-5 in the early stages. Subsequently, India established a six-point lead before half-time through crucial raids and tackles. Iran continued to attempt a comeback in the second half, but India secured vital points in the final minutes to maintain their lead and win the gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this victory, India has retained its women&#8217;s kabaddi title and won another gold medal for the country at the 2026 Asian Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian women&#8217;s kabaddi team successfully retained its Asian Games title by defeating Iran 37-34 in a thrilling final held on September 26 at the Tokai Citizen Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya. With this victory, India secured its fourth gold medal in women&#8217;s kabaddi in the history of the Asian Games. India made a strong start and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[350,351,27],"class_list":["post-1354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-asiangames","tag-asiangames2026","tag-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1357,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354\/revisions\/1357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}