India won both titles at the first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad on October 31, with the men defeating Sri Lanka 54–20 after the women beat Uganda 35–15. The finals completed unbeaten campaigns for both host teams.
Pro Kabaddi’s match report records eight victories from eight games for the men. Aditya Shinde contributed 10 raid points in the final, Bharat Hooda added eight and Yogesh Dahiya made five successful tackles. India had established a 30–10 advantage by half-time and continued to extend the gap after the interval.
The women finished with six wins from six matches. Sakshi led their scoring in the final with nine raid points, while Anu added six and captain Nidhi Sharma five. India were 22–7 ahead at the break against Uganda.
The nine-day championship took place at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad’s Naranpura area, with the International Kabaddi Federation listing October 23–31 as its competition dates.
Archive illustration: an informal kabaddi game on Somnath/Veraval beach in Gujarat, photographed on January 1, 2015. This is not a photograph of the 2026 Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship. Photo: Kandukuru Nagarjun, “Kabaddi on the beach” / Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Unmodified.
