Summary
The Indian players scored fast and stopped Japan many times.
India also earned medals in shooting and mixed martial arts.
A few other Indian teams, like boxing and table tennis, had wins too.
India lost a sepaktakraw game to Japan.
Key Points
5 points1
India won the opening kabaddi match 49‑24 over Japan.
2
Early on, India took a big lead and never gave it up.
3
Indian athletes also won silver and bronze medals in shooting.
4
Suchika Tariyal earned a bronze in mixed martial arts.
5
India's sepaktakraw team was defeated by Japan.
New Words to Learn
11 wordskabaddi
a team sport where players try to tag opponents while holding their breath
all-out
a situation when a team loses all its players at once
defence
players who try to stop the other team from scoring
raider
the player who runs to tag opponents
mixed martial arts
a sport that uses many different fighting techniques
wushu
a Chinese martial art performed in competitions
sepaktakraw
a game where players kick a rattan ball over a net
bronze
the third‑place medal
silver
the second‑place medal
Asian Games
a big sports competition held every four years with many Asian countries
medal
an award for finishing in the top three places
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