Hangzhou, 3 Oct: Indian kabaddi players had a good day in office as both the men’s and women’s teams notched up comprehensive victories in their group fixtures at the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
\nThe Indian men’s team, who are a record seven-time champions, began their campaign with an emphatic 55-18 win over Bangladesh in a group A match.
\nLater in the day, the women’s side recorded a 56-23 win over South Korea in their second group A game. India, last edition’s silver medallist, were held to a surprise 34-34 draw by Chinese Taipei in their opening match on Monday.
\nIn their bid to regain the Asian Games gold medal, the Indian men’s team, which had slipped to a bronze at the 2018 edition, took a 24-9 lead at the half-time.
\nNaveen Kumar Goyat and Arjun Deshwal spearheaded their raids in style to inflict the first all-out in the 12th minute.
\nBangladesh managed to inflict two supertackles in the first half on Pawan Sehrawat and then on Goyat but that proved insufficient as India took 12-point lead inside 20 minutes.
\nBangladesh faltered in their raids as the Indians extended their lead in the second-half and sealed the issue.
\nIn the men’s event, India find themselves clubbed with Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and Japan in Group A.
\nIran, Korea, Pakistan and Malaysia form Group B. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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