Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023: India beat Iran in final to win title

In the final of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 held at the Dong-Eui Institute of Technology Seokdang Cultural Center in Busan, Republic of Korea, India emerged victorious, defeating Iran with a score of 42-32. This marked India’s eighth championship title in the past nine editions. Pawan Sehrawat, the captain of the Indian team, played a crucial role, delivering an impressive performance with ten successful raids. Initially, within the first five minutes of the match, India faced a deficit against Iran.

Overview of the news

Six teams: India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong, participated in the Asian Kabaddi Championships. India won all five matches in the league stage and topped the points table. Iran came second, only losing to India in the league stage, and made the final.
While India’s biggest win in the league stage, a 76-13 victory, came against Korea on the opening day of the tournament, their narrowest victory of 33-28 came against Iran on Thursday.
The next big challenge for the Indian kabaddi teams will be the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8. Iran, who beat India in the semi-finals in Jakarta in 2018, will be the defending champions at the continental multi-sport showpiece.

Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 results and scores:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Score
June 27	Chinese Taipei	Iran	28-52
June 27	Korea	India	13-76
June 27	Japan	Hong Kong	85-11
June 27	Chinese Taipei	India	19-53
June 28	Hong Kong	Iran	31-60
June 28	Korea	Japan	18-45
June 28	Chinese Taipei	Hong Kong	117-12
June 28	Japan	India	17-62
June 28	Korea	Iran	17-72
June 29	Chinese Taipei	Japan	37-29
June 29	India	Iran	33-28
June 29	Chinese Taipei	Korea	70-25
June 30	Japan	Iran	13-71
June 30	India	Hong Kong	64-20
June 30	Korea	Hong Kong	95-16
Final	India	Iran	42-32