Summary
The women’s team also won, beating Iran 37‑34 for gold.
Both teams celebrated by singing ‘Vande Mataram’ after the matches.
Kabaddi is a tag‑like sport that needs teamwork and speed.
Key Points
4 points1
Men’s team defeated Iran 40‑34 to retain the kabaddi gold medal.
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Women’s team defeated Iran 37‑34 to retain the kabaddi gold medal.
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These wins gave India gold medals in both men’s and women’s kabaddi.
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It marks India’s ninth kabaddi gold medal at the Asian Games.
New Words to Learn
4 wordskabaddi
a sport where players try to tag opponents and score points
Asian Games
a large competition where Asian countries compete in many sports
gold medal
the highest award for winning a competition
final
the last game that decides who wins
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