India Wins Inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 with Men’s and Women’s Titles

India created history at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 after the men’s team won the gold medal match after beating Sri Lanka 54-20, after going undefeated throughout the entire tournament winning all eight of their matches. Earlier in the evening, the Indian women’s team won the gold medal match after defeating Uganda 35-15. Aditya Shinde put in an impressive performance in the men’s match after scoring a “Super 10” and Yogesh Dahiya scored a High 5. It is an incredible achievement for Indian Kabaddi to win both men’s and women’s gold medals at the first ever international competition.

India Thrashed Sri Lanka in a one-sided Final

India were dominant throughout the match, putting in a brilliant display of raiding and defending to score 30 raid points and 14 tackle points.

They also caused four All-Outs. They didn’t lose out to a single All-Out. Sri Lanka couldn’t get past the Indian defence to score only 11 raid points and 9 tackle points.

Players Performance in Final

• Aditya Shinde: 10 raid points and Super 10
• Bharat Hooda: 8 raid points
• Pankaj Mohite: 6 points
• Naveen Kumar: 5 points
• Yogesh Dahiya: 5 successful tackle points and High 5
• Shubham Shinde: 2 tackle points
• Surjeet Singh: 2 tackle points
• Pravesh Malik: 2 tackle points
• Deepak Sankar: 2 tackle points

Aditya Shinde scored 10 raid points in 14 raids, including 4 bonus points. Bharat Hooda scored 8 raid points in the second half and didn’t lose any of his 7 raids. Yogesh Dahiya scored a High 5 after successfully tackling 5 times.

India Domination in Final Match

They took an early lead in the match and maintained it throughout the game,

• India had a 15-8 lead with 10 mins left in the first half
• After a blistering scoring run India increased their lead to 30-10 at half time
• They scored 24 points to Sri Lanka’s 10 in the second half
• India had 9 successful tackles in 10 attempts in the first half
• They were also dominant in the raiding department as they scored 24 successful raids in 40 attempts compared to Sri Lanka who scored only 7 in 41 attempts.
• They caused 2 All-Outs in each half meaning they had 4 All-Outs.
• Sri Lanka struggled to make an impact in the raiding department as their raiders (Sabihan, Milinda Chathuranga and Viduranga) scored only 5 raid points in 31 attempts. They also missed out on 7 of their 9 do-or-die raids.

India’s Campaign in Tournament

India went undefeated throughout the tournament winning all 8 matches. They topped group A and beat Bangladesh in the semi-final and Sri Lanka in the final.

• Group Stage: England with score of 46-26
• Group Stage: Uganda with score of 44-30
• Group Stage: Malaysia with score of 37-23
• Group Stage: Nigeria with score of 50-23
• Group Stage: Tanzania with score of 48-20
• Group Stage: Sri Lanka – 45-24
• Semi Final: Bangladesh with score of 56-27
• Final: Sri Lanka with score of 54-20

They scored a total of 380 points and conceded 193 points. No team scored over 30 points against them.

Indian Women win Gold medal

The Indian women’s team completed the double after beating Uganda 35-15.

• Sakshi: 9 raid points
• Anu: 6 raid points
• Nidhi Sharma: 5 raid points
• Ritu: 4 tackle points
• Suman: 4 tackle points

Sakshi was India’s top scorer after scoring 9 raid points in 10 attempts. They went undefeated in the tournament winning all 6 matches including the semi-final where they beat Sri Lanka 39-14.